So how Totally Cool is it to run into someone who has been reading your blog? Someone that you don’t know… Not Family, not Friend - a stranger who is reading!
This happened to me yesterday, at the Infusion Center, while getting my port-a-cath checked out.
I was waiting, and a Gal and (who I presumed was) her Hubby come in. Turns out that Mrs. Gal is also a breast cancer Warrior.
Unwilling members of the club we are.
We talk a bit, the 3 of us. About our treatments, about chemo, about my choice of Burzynski, about Sodium Phenylbutrate (aka PB). Mrs. Gal is on PB for an unrelated medical condition – she takes 40 tabs per day when needed. FOURTY TABS! OMG! The 24 I take daily beat me down, just Beat.Me.Right.Down. I Can’t Even Imagine 40! Maybe it doesn’t affect her like it does me… Maybe its different cuz of the different medical necessity? Or maybe she is in a whole heckuvalotta more than I am…
We continued to talk. I got the impression she would have preferred not to, but she was unfortunate to be sitting close to me and I reach out to everyone.
My Bad Habit for those who are not so chatty.
Anyway…
Maybe the nurse saw something and wanted to “rescue” Mrs. Gal , or maybe she didn’t like us talking about unconventional treatments, maybe it was something else entirely. The nurse decides to place me in a “private room” for my port access. Before I leave, I give my email to Hubby and tell Mrs. Gal that I am doing so, so that we can keep in touch. Please keep in touch.
All goes well and as I am leaving
Mrs. Gal and Hubby are also leaving.
Hubby tells me that he has been reading about me.
Huh?
Yes, reading about me since June, but didn’t recognize me cuz my hair has been growing back.
Since June?
Huh?
Yes, he had read my Geeklist posting on BoardgameGeek (cuz boardgaming is my “passion”).
Wow – how Awesome! I felt A Mile High on That one!
And they left. I think her name was Elizabeth, but I didn’t ask his. Wish I knew.
Y’all out there?
