Really?

In December 2010, I did my first round of harsh Chemo (which made me lose my hair). I stayed in the hospital for 7 days. Here is the first of many posts about dumb things people say to those with cancer. I have been doing this treatment ever since and it goes 1 week of treatment- 3 weeks recovery... then back to treatment. but i am not here to talk medical- thats just background info.

Here is a look back at "Really?: the new years eve addition"

"You dont act like a cancer patient when you are getting chemo..."~ Nurse (I was laughing at my friends jokes)

"You dress different then the other cancer patients"~ Jr Resident (I have been wearing PJ pants and v-neck shirts

"I cant make it to see you anymore because MY life is so hard right now..blah blah blah....(insert two more excuses_.."~ 'a friend' (DOESNT matter, my best friend (who I work with) slept over at the hospital last night, my high school best friend is visiting me today at home, and friday two people I have known since kindergarden are taking me out to eat so we can do our annual catching up, Last thing I need is this chick coming and giving me that puppy dog sad faced look. Just say I wish i could come- but we will have to chill another time

"Are you allowed visitors?"~ a sorority sister. clearly she's an idiot, because I had 4 friends over last night alone, we played bananagrams till 10:00 pm, and then the boys left and my mom went home, and my best friend is still here, sleeping. My Grandparents were all here till 9:00 pm the first night, and tuesday really good family friends of ours where over here playing board games with us. My Rabbi came, my dad's childhood friend & wife..... but no i cant have visitors. LOL

"Your at the hopsital?.... omg i didnt know you had a caringbridge about your cancer!"~ sorority sister in my pledge class. (all I have to say is really? all ym FB status' have been "party on the 8th floor at the hospital" SINCE SATURDAY!!!)

"Heather I want you walking 16 laps tomorrow"~ my bff nurse katie, 8 laps around the wing is a mile. I did 8 tuesday and wednesday.)

Besides these comments and my lack of caring about idiots, I got my nurse to color with me, I gotten all the hospital gossip from another nurse, I have not felt sick yet, and I can honestly say that if I have to be hospitalized again, this is the best place to be stuck in the hospital. no floor curfew for one, and i requested not to get bugged after 10 pm... so i dont. :)