Don't Worry, Be Happy

Day #7 – Continuing the shots of Chemo but they do not seem to affect me much so I don’t dread them. I haven’t mentioned my team of doctors and nurses and aides. They are ALL wonderful. My doctor – Elias Jabbour – is fabulous. He is knowledgeable and has a great bedside manner. He wanted me to concentrate on getting through this Chemo and going into remission and asked me not to concentrate on the prognosis. He told me not to worry – that he would worry for me and if he came in with a worried face – I could start worrying! When he comes in he pulls his mask down so that I can see that he is smiling. I look forward to seeing him every day. The fellow doctor that comes with him is Dr. Parikh. Another great human being. Sometimes there are 5-6 doctors, students, etc. who come on rounds. I never see their faces so one day I asked them to take their masks down so I could see how handsome they were. They did and we all had a good laugh. My favorite nurse practitioners are Mary and Marie. These two ladies work so hard. Whitney left today.