October 18 Where I live, in the southeastern United States, ladies have a phrase—“Bless her heart”—which translates to, “I’m glad it’s not me.” I’ve heard it applied to me behind my back, “He’s got cancer and lost his hair, bless his heart.” I have also heard, “She’s skinny as a scarecrow. It must be the cancer, bless her heart.” My wife often says, “These days, cancer seems to touch everyone.” I agree with her and I think that one of the reasons for this is that diagnosis procedures are more effective and common than they once were. I think that more and more cancer problems are being found in the early stages where they may be treated effectively. Something I never understood until I went through the process is that cancer patients who show signs of the side effects of cancer treatments are not always showing signs of the cancer itself. For instance, in my pre-cancer awareness days I can recall seeing people who just looked and felt terrible. In my mind, I just knew that it was the cancer that was killing them. I never expected them to live, bless their hearts. I was wrong, though. It was the treatment that was making them look and feel that way and once the treatment had done its job they quickly regained their health and vigor. John P. Schulz Sweetie Drives on Chemo Days.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:57:43 +0000
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