Amusing the Medical Profession

I love amusing the medical profession because really how often do these people get to be amused. Especially the one's I'm dealing with. They see cancer patients all day long. They see people battling for their lives. How can there be any humor in all that. But, I think humor is important. I think it connects us in a way that says yes this sucks but, we are living here and we just have to find humor. Not making light of cancer but some of the situations you just got to see humorous because the only other option is to see it as tragic and I just refuse to do that.

So there I am talking to Nicole today my physician assistant and she takes a look at my scalp which broke out, but is healing now that the hair has fallen out. She says oh oh you got... oh dear Lord I couldn't even begin to say much less spell whatever she called it. I said yes but, I read its not uncommon and clears up when the hair starts to fall out so I just kept an eye on it and it never looked infected and it didn't hurt and now its clearing up. She said it will go away and it won't flair up again. If it happens, it happens during the first round. And I say well I really want to razor shave my head now because every time a take a bath I feel like a took a bath with the dog there is so much hair floating in the bath tub and its driving me crazy. Ok she actually laughed out loud. Then told me not to razor shave it until my break out completely clears up. I told yea my mom is refusing to do it until it clears up anyway. she said well your mom is right in this case. So I said ok I'll just continue to bathe with the dog for now. Hey two laughs. Two laughs out of someone who deals with people fighting for their lives every day. And I was her last appointment of the day. Well I really hope that she was able to go home feeling good. It just can't be an easy job.