Tuesday I took the day off of work to go with Bruce for a day of radiation and chemotherapy. Chemo is a long day, about 5 hours of sitting in a room, chair after chair of adults receiving their infusions. I am too comfortable in this setting, Bruce is becoming too comfortable. We were sitting next to another man, who was 48, and has stage 4 esophageal cancer. His wife was with him as well. We all had so much in common: raising children, working parents, in the throws of the "business of life...." We gradually progressed from solemn to laughing, joking about the "C" word, the hair loss of her husband, getting used to the "new normal", enjoying each day.
The long day, soon whittled away, together the 4 of us, coping, laughing and learning that the 4 of us had something much stronger than cancer in common,much greater, much more important. We learned on Tuesday that the 4 of us were believers. We shared FAITH. They shared their motto "God's Got This", I shared our bracelets, they decided to get their own bracelets, and we all left happy & hopeful. Stage 4 Esophageal cancer and they are still happy; THAT is FAITH!

Happy Thanksgiving,
Joanne