Postby cynnycal » Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:00 am
I'll just refer to a post i made over a year ago titled "sometimes people have good intentions, but..." for my stories
However, for some recent additions to my list, in august i attended the United Ostomy Association's annual conference. I'm aware that the majority of folk there have their ostomies due to UC or Crohns, but regardless...we all have ostomies, right?
So when I was checkin in at the registration desk the woman checking me in was idley chatting with me and she sorta says "so...you have an ostomy? Why?"
I say "stage III hereditary colorectal cancer"
she says "oh my, you look so young."
I say "yea 25. Its genetic from my fathers side."
after some filling out of paperwork is done,
she says "you know, Cancer is awful. But honestly, I'd rather have cancer than Crohns. You know, cancer, at least they can cut it out of you, and now you're done with it. Crohns, it's with you forever, and the symptoms are so horrible. I wish I could just cut it out."
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(those dots are me being just speechless for a moment. I wanted to reach across the table and slap the shit outta her. And I went back and forth with myself in those moments in debating which way i could answer her.)
I ended up just blurting out "Well, since mine is genetic, its' never gone and i'll have to deal with it forever." and QUICKLY walked off before i ripped her a new asshole.
was NOT the way i wanted to start my experience there.