Cosette
9 years agoMember
Bookworms unite
When I flew to QLD for Summit, I sat down next to a lovely lady who turned out to be an avid reader, like me. The only thing I like almost as much as reading is talking about books. Any other ...
If anything can provide proof of the (still) disputed chemo brain, this discussion is it for me. I worked for 15 years in public libraries prior to my diagnosis and at least 50% of my week was frontline customer service. I still have people stopping me in the street/servo/supermarket asking me for recommendations. It. Was. My. Thing. Now I can't tell you the name, or title, of the book I'm not managing to read. I can't remember peoples names, let alone authors.
A friend who is still in the industry brings books for me and takes care of my account. That's something I did for innumerable clients over the years without realizing exactly how much our public librarians can make a difference when books are like food, you can't live without them, even if you can't cook or figure out the menu.