On Having a Great Support Group

You know what I haven't done yet? I haven't said "thank you," so I thought I would stop and say, well, thanks.

Thank you for your words of encouragement, your humor, your cards, the angel Christmas tree ornament (it's hanging in my kitchen, Trish!), the hats and scarves, the calls, texts, the e-mails, messages, post responses and cancer jokes (hey, I have cancer and laughter is the best medicine, why not combine the two?). They have all added enormously to my ability to cope with and laugh about all of my breast cancer ailments, which at times have been quite difficult to deal with.

And thank you mom and dad, so very, very, very much, for dealing with all of the insurance agencies, social workers, political representatives, Medicaid problems (because that's all they really want to give you), hospital/surgery/scan/chemo/doctor bills, collections agency notices/calls, and everything else money related, because I know that at this time I simply cannot deal with all of that horrible money related stress, pressure, anxiety, tension, arguing, fighting and ALL THOSE CALLS. Just looking at some of the papers lying about the house and hearing you or dad say "collections" makes my blood pressure go up (which is kind of ok because it's low anyway).

Where would I be had I not been surrounded by kind, caring, thoughtful, good humored family and friends? Honestly, I would probably be completely uninsured, beaten into submission by Medicaid's minions, tired of fighting and lying in a ditch with cancer taking over my body. And not laughing about it. At all. Cause it wouldn't be funny.
Instead I find myself in a warm home with a lovable puppy, a wonderful support system and only minor financial ruin. Yay for me!

But, most importantly to me, Yay for all of you!