The Kindness of Strangers
Today I received a get well soon card in the post. It was from someone I'd never met, and contained a $100 gift voucher to a lingerie shop that specialises in fitting post-surgery women such as myself...
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What a wonderful surprise Kate!
and @Zoffiel - that's an awesome story - there really are good people in the world.
@Romla I wish you all the best for your continued eye surgery and I agree with you about the phone calls - my breast surgeon - who I had never met before all of this - called me constantly at every stage of my diagnosis process to give me results as soon as possible and organise appointments for biopisies etc for me. He made me feel like I was the most important patient in the world to him and that made me feel confident and in control of what was happening to me.
The most kindness that I've received from strangers on this breast cancer path has been via these forums!
One of the first to reach out and share so generously of her experiences was @cecily - who instantly recognised my need to hear from someone who had been through the same hospital system as me. It was invaluable for me. She even visited me in hospital when I had my mastectomy and continues to check up on my progress - so amazing!
I've also been the recipient of the kindness of people in my community who are not really strangers but who I wouldn't normally consider to be in my close circle of friends - people I recognise enough to say 'hi' to, if I see them out and about - but wouldn't normally organise social arrangements with etc...
I had fruit baskets delivered to my house when I came out of hospital; home-made soup and fresh bread left on my door step; gifts left on my desk at work - lovely scarves, books, moo goo products; a voucher to my favourite clothing store; Peter Alexander pyjamas; loads of flowers - and countless offers from people to cook for my family (all of which I've said no to for the time being).
It's all very heart warming.
and @Zoffiel - that's an awesome story - there really are good people in the world.
@Romla I wish you all the best for your continued eye surgery and I agree with you about the phone calls - my breast surgeon - who I had never met before all of this - called me constantly at every stage of my diagnosis process to give me results as soon as possible and organise appointments for biopisies etc for me. He made me feel like I was the most important patient in the world to him and that made me feel confident and in control of what was happening to me.
The most kindness that I've received from strangers on this breast cancer path has been via these forums!
One of the first to reach out and share so generously of her experiences was @cecily - who instantly recognised my need to hear from someone who had been through the same hospital system as me. It was invaluable for me. She even visited me in hospital when I had my mastectomy and continues to check up on my progress - so amazing!
I've also been the recipient of the kindness of people in my community who are not really strangers but who I wouldn't normally consider to be in my close circle of friends - people I recognise enough to say 'hi' to, if I see them out and about - but wouldn't normally organise social arrangements with etc...
I had fruit baskets delivered to my house when I came out of hospital; home-made soup and fresh bread left on my door step; gifts left on my desk at work - lovely scarves, books, moo goo products; a voucher to my favourite clothing store; Peter Alexander pyjamas; loads of flowers - and countless offers from people to cook for my family (all of which I've said no to for the time being).
It's all very heart warming.