The support of survivors.

Last night I was really nervous with the pump. It is cool because I get to be home, but they stopped having the 24 hour nurse line because nobody was calling for help. I was so nervous that something was going to go wrong at night. Honestly, I got more sleep with the pump than from that IV stand at the hospital. Today I was able to go in to work then head off to my appointment. Good thing I didn't try to get there earlier because it took an hour just to get a chair. In the waiting room I met Gabe. He is a volunteer and an eight year cancer survivor. I was able to chat with him and talk about my experiences so far. It was nice because he has been there, he knows the challenges and fears that I am facing and went through them personally. I was able to sit and joke with him about some of the things that I am finding out along the way. Then another person would tell their story. It's like a mini support group. So I finally got to the back and into a chair and had a nice view of the fish tank. The premeds and doxo went by fast once they had me hooked up. Then another bag in my pump and I was good to go. I slept all the way back to work and was able to work for a couple more hours. Not too bad! Felt a little nausea this morning, but thankfully it didn't last long.