[Ruth]

I just wanted to add some more thoughts to this thread :-). Oncology nurses (well, all nurses) are true little angels. She could have been snippy because she knows how important each patient gets quality care, not being rushed, nor have to wait so long in waiting room! It is such a hard job for them as it is a hard job for us. From my humble experience I learned a great deal from them and it forever changed my view of their jobs. One of my nurses unofficially adopted me as her daughter and years later I still have another Mom. Does your office have a healing garden? Giving a flowering plant is such a nice gift or donation to a fund for uninsured patients in the nurses name. I bring this up since I really didn't have a nurse that wasn't on a diet!! They receive such great food gifts from patients (and yes, I brought them too!) but they also have food from the pharmacutical companies that supply their break rooms with catered lunches, cakes, cookies and dinners. I was AMAZED at how much they got. Two of my nurses refused to eat anything from the drug companies since they felt it was money spent on the wrong thing. They wanted more donations to the uninsured. But that is a whole other topic....

Bill....I don't think a dieting nurse would EVER be unhappy with chocolate...hee hee. I subtract chocolate from the list of treats! Another thing...my office had a refrigerator/freezer and you can ask if popsicles could be brought in for patients. Lots of people don't know how much a popsicle can help prevent mouth sores to suck on one during the adriamycin/cytoxin infusion. Nurses don't always tell them about it since they can't give them one if they don't have any.


I hope it all goes well for you ladies that are just starting on this journey. Please ask me anything that you think of to help you. I took all of my memories with me from that time, the good and the not so good but I hold them dear.

Hugs ~ Ruth