The C Word

[MJo]

Yesterday my boss and I both got Herceptin at the Cancer Center. We are both Stage One, though her tumor was bigger than mine (2 cent.). She was complaining abut her stubby hair and the oncology nurse said something like "well we cured your cancer, now we have to cure your hair trouble." I was amazed to hear the C word, and I told the nurse so. She said "We should use the word, because we are curing cancer." I hope it's true. It made me feel good, but I don't feel safe enough to believe her. I told her if the Cancer Center really wants to make history, it should figure out how to cure obesity. I've got 40 pounds on me that weren't there the day I was diagnosed last October.