I had my clinicals on Wednesday. I guess I should explain that I work on Women's Health Oncology Unit. Most women are there with Ovarian+ types of cancers. Some of them are over 70 years of age, some of them just let their kids go to junior high. Cancer gets ahold of you no matter if you're 80 or 20.
Back to the patient. She was a carling lady, who was just admitted to the hospital for a suspicious pelvic mass. She has a history of ovarian cancer. I had alone time with her in the morning before all her children showed up with their spouses, asking for extra chairs to be put into the room. Right before she went in for a surgery, I stopped by to check up on her. As I glanced over the door, I saw them standing together in a circle... praying. I almost melted! What a wonderful thing to see. She had all her family there to support her, to wait for her in the lounge, to offer her extra pillows, and water when she needed it. She became stronger because of them, she left the room smiling because of them. God gave her people who love her. Not everyone gets this amazing support system, who are there with you through thick and thin. What a privilege! Let us thank God for families and friends in our lives, after all, who are we without them?
DM
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