And so it begins. I had treatments today and yesterday. Nothing exciting to report. The machine is kind of cool. It spins around me (better than the other way around). The nurses seem nice. Everything was on time.
I am, by far, the youngest one there. You can hear almost equal Alsatian to French in the waiting room. They all get to know each other. One guy announced Merry Christmas to everyone in Alsatian. Why bother, since we technically live in France, to translate??
I did see another young-ish looking woman yesterday. I also saw a couple of ladies in turbans and I'm aware that they might be younger than they look, post chemo, without hair. I see them and say another prayer of thanks that I didn't have to go through that.
There is a ticker tape on the wall, listing delays. There are three machines and yesterday, it said that there was a 20 minute delay on one of them, not mine. They have names; Primus I and Primus II. The machine that was late was "Axesse" or something like that. There are two doors of different colors for each machine, so I can kind of follow when I'm next.
When I arrive, I throw my card in the Primus I box and sit down in the center section and wait. No need to check-in or whatever.
So far, no ill effects. I'm kind of annoyed that they're closed so much. Dec. 25th and 26th, then a half day on the 31st (I don't have a slot) and Jan.1st. So I stayed home from California for the sake of 6 sessions. Ugh!
Really deadbeat Christmas. It's not too cold, but grey. Missing home. Wish I were there!
I am, by far, the youngest one there. You can hear almost equal Alsatian to French in the waiting room. They all get to know each other. One guy announced Merry Christmas to everyone in Alsatian. Why bother, since we technically live in France, to translate??
I did see another young-ish looking woman yesterday. I also saw a couple of ladies in turbans and I'm aware that they might be younger than they look, post chemo, without hair. I see them and say another prayer of thanks that I didn't have to go through that.
There is a ticker tape on the wall, listing delays. There are three machines and yesterday, it said that there was a 20 minute delay on one of them, not mine. They have names; Primus I and Primus II. The machine that was late was "Axesse" or something like that. There are two doors of different colors for each machine, so I can kind of follow when I'm next.
When I arrive, I throw my card in the Primus I box and sit down in the center section and wait. No need to check-in or whatever.
So far, no ill effects. I'm kind of annoyed that they're closed so much. Dec. 25th and 26th, then a half day on the 31st (I don't have a slot) and Jan.1st. So I stayed home from California for the sake of 6 sessions. Ugh!
Really deadbeat Christmas. It's not too cold, but grey. Missing home. Wish I were there!
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