so, there I am … it’s early Tuesday morning and I’m sitting in our kitchen (plastic cape around me like a 3 year old in a barber shop with newspaper on the floor) as my husband is getting ready to shave my head. I’m trying to quickly finish my first cup of coffee before he starts his handiwork. (didn’t want the shavings to go IN my coffee cup). My little daughter is excited for the big event and asks my husband why he isn’t starting already. He calmly says, “I have to have a cup of coffee first”. I think nothing of it, but she says, “coffee??? who can think of coffee at a time like this??!! It then came to me: coffee has been the common thread in all my experiences along this cancer journey….
· worst part of first surgery? no food or COFFEE in the morning prior to surgery.
· worst part of second surgery? No food or COFFEE in the morning prior to surgery.
· worst thing about staying overnight in hospital? cold bad coffee on your breakfast tray.
· worst part of the chemo? waking up so queasy that I couldn’t even drink my morning COFFEE.
· worst part of having chemo at the local hospital? the coffee is lousy.
· worst part of having second opinions at Sloan Kettering? the coffee is lousy.
· Biggest concern of having second opinions at Sloan Kettering? wondering if we get back to Grand Central with enough time to get coffee before boarding the train.
· Best part of having surgery? Friends come to visit and text you on the way asking what they can bring you from Starbuck’s.
so…… while there are many unknowns as we tackle this strange thing called cancer, it is comforting to know there will always be coffee.
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