Cancer Selfies

Wednesday October 12, 2022

Ending cycle 2

Cycle 2 Day 14

I spent a few hours at the cancer centre today, having my once per cycle checkup with the oncologist, and getting blood drawn to monitor a few things, most importantly to me immune system counts (mine are pretty good, given my situation). While there I once again browsed the library of pamphlets. I counted twenty five different specific cancer type pamphlets, only four had photos of people who might have been my age. Three of the four were reproductive cancers. The remainder, including colon, featured people decades older.

I'm very tired, my mood has fallen a bit, but I'm ready to start Cycle 3.

A man with long green hair wearing a light blue shirt and surgical mask sits next to a window in a hospital waiting room

In Royal Victoria Health Centre's Cancer Centre waiting room

A man with long green hair wearing a light blue shirt hugs a black standard poodle on a couch

My favourite poodle ❤️