(posted by Greg)
It was a busier day today. Monica and I attended the brain tumour support group at the Cancer Agency. This meeting lasts about an hour and a half and is well-attended. Each patient and caregiver introduces himself/herself at the beginning and usually gives a brief summary of what stage they are at and what is going on. I was once again moved by some of the stories. Many of the people are young and some have young families. Some are older and being supported by their children. In each case the stories are touching ( including some who are dealing with their tumour getting larger).
The support group discussions are useful and stimulating. Some of the discussions focus on practical matters such as protecting the treatment area from the sun (Fortunately Monica has a couple of nice hats. Unfortunately, we keep forgetting them and she has to wear my baseball cap.). Sometimes the discussion focuses on deeper matters such as "fear"- how it is being felt and how people are dealing with it. As I said, I find the meeting to be moving. I think Monica enjoys them as well and is benefitting from them. She participates in the discussion and gets some useful insights.
Following the support group meeting, Monica had her radiation treatment. On the way home we stopped at Service Canada to submit a medical certificate needed to support her claim for EI disability. By the time we got home Monica was quite tired and rested this afternoon (although she is also working on a sewing project). I went to work for the afternoon.
Jesse returned home this afternoon and we had a nice wild salmon dinner with new potatoes and Jesse's special avocado and tomato salad (made by the way with lettuce from the garden which is starting to finally grow).
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