Today was my first day back at work following chemo. I have been dreading this day just because of the toll it would have on me. Chemo could have certainly been worse on me, but it does have an effect. I am tired, worn out, beat down and sort of walking in a fog. That is not exactly the condition to be in for work. That being said, I plodded off to work this morning and arrived at about my usual time. I have a good view of my desk area from the employee entrance. I noticed a purple balloon at my desk. I thought that was nice. Purple is the awareness color for Hodgkin’s Disease. (For those of you who don’t know) I got to my desk and saw it had a card attached to it. Upon opening the card, four purple wristbands fell out. One for each member of my family. I bought two wristbands during my last MD Anderson trip, but Debbi’s broke Sunday night. That is perfect timing. I was almost brought to tears at the the thought that they put into this. I do not recall the exact words on the card, but it certainly was full of support. I later learned that there will be a shipment this week of more bands for just about anyone who wants one. My guess is in the neighborhood of 200 or so! Okay, now I really am about to cry. There will be enough bands for anyone at work who wants one with enough left over for me to hand out to friends at church and such. I was (am?) completely floored by this. Many thanks to the people that pulled this off.
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