Grateful to Team SOS

On Wednesday morning I was in my onc's chemo room getting my weekly infusion of Herceptin.......#34 of 52. I was there right at 8am so I could finish my drip before the kids finished swim team practice. I'm so grateful to wonderful friends who keep an eye on them until I can get there. Anyway, I'm usually the only one in the room that early or there might be one other person. About half way through my 30min drip, another woman came in. I could tell she was new to the office and it was her first time in the chemo room. Overhearing the conversations (hard not to) with the nurse, she was going to have her first chemo treatment that morning. She was quiet and seemed a bit nervous.....maybe I was nervous for her. What really struck me about this woman was that she was alone on her first chemo day when you face so many unknowns.....how will I feel, how will my body tolerate it, will I throw up, etc? She sat there alone eating her breakfast from a McDonalds bag. She drove herself and was planning to drive home. I recalled my first chemo day when I was greeted with a huge party of people wishing me luck and my husband was at my side the entire time. I am blessed to have so many people who care about me. I will forever be grateful to Team SOS for what they've done for me the past 16 months and for the strength they continue to give me. Thanks to each and every one of you no matter where you've joined me on my journey. I am most grateful.
With much love, srb