tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post114081233203785072..comments2023-10-07T07:52:24.587-07:00Comments on CLL Diary: Notes from a small worldDavid Arensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-1140992346656210952006-02-26T15:19:00.000-07:002006-02-26T15:19:00.000-07:00Vance,As to your question, I think I would err on ...Vance,<BR/><BR/>As to your question, I think I would err on the side of privacy. Not every patient wants to chat, or to be set up so that they are staring at someone else and feel like they have to. The straight-ahead method still allows you to visit with those on either side, but also lets you doze, read, meditate, or whatever in peace if you want. <BR/><BR/>One thing that does bother me is that my onc's office will not allow any friends or family to sit with you beyond your first infusion. This is ostensibly for privacy reasons. I don't see where it matters, and I think it should be allowed.<BR/><BR/>DavidDavid Arensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13876562687586184006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-1140928625809616112006-02-25T21:37:00.000-07:002006-02-25T21:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for a very well written post, as always, Da...Thanks for a very well written post, as always, David. It amazes me the connections we make with others that we would not have made without this disease. To me the connection seems more instantaneous and deeper than the connections made pre-disease. My empathy has been honed and my emotions seem more intense. I still can't forget the very sad, hurting, wisp of a lady I met at the cancer clinic at the beginning of December and I look for her, without success, at every visit. You are right, Arlene, the children make my heart hurt. <BR/> <BR/>Vance, I don't want to be isolated in my journey. However, during chemo I never intrude on others who are there. A friendly hello or nod to them pretty quickly tells me if they prefer to remain in their own private thoughts.John Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473272053117617993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-1140908577157354102006-02-25T16:02:00.000-07:002006-02-25T16:02:00.000-07:00How you manage to convey such emotion in a narrati...How you manage to convey such emotion in a narrative is wonderful. You made me feel as if i knew her. I wonder how we build up this tolerance we seem to have to the sights and plights of other patients, I never had it before, just mush. the thing that really gets to me are the children and young parants. we're lucky David, we have a good bit of living behind us and more on the horizon. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19102494.post-1140896589325865592006-02-25T12:43:00.000-07:002006-02-25T12:43:00.000-07:00A poignant story. Thanks for reminding those of us...A poignant story. Thanks for reminding those of us on the prescribing end of the chemo process what it is like to be on the receiving end.<BR/><BR/>Which raises a question: As a patient in a chemo room, do you like being able to visit with others who are sharing your experience, or would you prefer to have the chairs isolated and more private?Vancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420873277607900142noreply@blogger.com