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Made Decision Easier
My overwhelming grief when I got the news was clouding my decision making ability when I needed it the most: Chemo or no chemo? It didn't take much reading at all to learn that CHOP Protacol is a good thing; the right choice, most of the time. Chemo isn't always cruel and ugly. My dog had 1-2 months; now she may have a year. And she is happy, not sad, that my decision, much more informed thanks to this wonderful book, gives her more time. More time to be with me, and I with her. My grief is never too far from the surface, yet deeply embedded within my heart. This book, which I refer to when I am sad, not when I want to be sad, lifts my spirits like no one can. The best medicine for Indio, besides the chemo, is my strength. The strength to smile when we look into each others eyes, when it's easier for me to cry. My mask musn't be transparent; she lives to make me happy, and I can't let her down. It takes a very good book to pull this off. To fool her; to trick her. To not let her know that anything is making me sad, in pain. For what could be worse than our best friend having cancer must be our best friend with cancer being sad because we are sad. What a shameful way to spend our only counted days together; the last days we will ever share together. This book just does it all. The professional knowledge about cancer and chemo; and the vast array of insights, and some words of encouragement we need for the emotional roller-coaster that we must endure until, and long after, that day is here. That day that has been on our mind no matter what: rain or shine, happy or sad, sick or well. The day that has cast an ugly gloom on the sunniest summers day. Like a filth that you can't shower away, or a pungent odor that is stuck in your nose, that you must breath in always, no matter what. The day you always wondered how you would handle, and what life would be like afterwards. The grief will be suffocating, nauseating, overwhelming. But that day must come, for it is written ...
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