speaking of nurses...

Today I took Haeley to the ballet. Our friend, Becky E., is playing the part of Cinderella and she did an amazing job! I mean amazing! Haeley loved it. We arrived early - I didn't know how close we'd get to park. So in walks this lady that I instantly recognized and she and her girls and her mother ended up sitting right behind us. She was my nurse during my chemo sessions, a cancer survivor herself, and so bright and happy. She such an amazing example to me. She always makes me feel like a million bucks. Today she said, "Look at you! You are gorgeous! I love that cut on on you and your hair is so thick and full now. I love it!" We got to talking about her family and how she was doing. She said, You know, I still have that scrapbook page you made for me. I told her that it was going to be published in the April/May Issue of Digital Scrapbooking, along with several other scrapbook pages, an article, and a photo. She said how proud she was of me and we both got teary eyed. You know, I truly couldn't have made it through if it weren't for all the wonderful people that helped me. During chemo I went in on Wednesdays for 5 hours and got filled with red cool aide and other nasty but helpful stuff. Thursday I would go back for my neulasta shot - I'll tell the truth, I am grateful for the extra white blood cells but it's painful. And if I had been throwing up a lot, they'd hook back into the port in my chest and dose me up with anti nausea meds. Then the next Wed it was back for blood checks and red blood cell shots (procrit & something else) if needed - $2000 each. So having great nurses and a kind doctor was very important to me. It was so good to see her today, her contagious smile, and her beautiful family. It really was!