Monday, June 8, 2009

The funeral is over and Sandy is back to work. Events on the day of the funeral went generally as planned, but was overshadowed for some of us near the end of activities by a blatant and spiteful show of disrespect toward an old woman in the family. When asked why they did this, the individual refused to give an answer. This individual might well be a good person for the most part, but treating an elderly person whom they will likely never see again with such disrespect adds to the sadness of the day. I understand that this act of disrespect is not who this person is, but it is what they will be remembered for by those of us who are aware of it.

Chemo Day 4 for Sandy is this Thursday, assuming that her blood work leading up to it meets minimum standards for chemotherapy. I believe she's not looking forward to the aftereffects of the chemo but would not want to delay it, either. We want her to be done with the chemo and all of its attendant appointments so that she can get on with a normal life, even while realizing that the odds of permanent remission of the cancer are near zero.