Today in the chemo suite:
Me: So, will you get the COVID vaccine?
Joel, 75 y/o male with myeloma: Oh no. I trust in God. He has His plans for me, I’ll let Him watch me.
Me (pointing to the IV in his arm): But we’re treating your cancer, you’re not leaving that up to God.
Me: So, will you get the COVID vaccine?
Joel, 75 y/o male with myeloma: Oh no. I trust in God. He has His plans for me, I’ll let Him watch me.
Me (pointing to the IV in his arm): But we’re treating your cancer, you’re not leaving that up to God.
Joel, giving me the side-eye: My wife wants it. She can’t get an appointment.
Me: I can help her get an appointment.
Joel: Really?
Me: Mmhmm. But only if you get an appointment too.
Joel: You’re very irritating you know?
Me, comfortably: I’ve been told that.
Me: I can help her get an appointment.
Joel: Really?
Me: Mmhmm. But only if you get an appointment too.
Joel: You’re very irritating you know?
Me, comfortably: I’ve been told that.
Joel: I don’t leave my home. I never go anywhere. I’m being careful.
Me: Remember Leah* who you used to see on Wednesdays?
Joel: Yeah, how she doing?
Me: She’s dead. Didn’t leave her apartment since March but caught COVID from her aide. She died two weeks later.
Joel: F###
Me: Remember Leah* who you used to see on Wednesdays?
Joel: Yeah, how she doing?
Me: She’s dead. Didn’t leave her apartment since March but caught COVID from her aide. She died two weeks later.
Joel: F###
Me: Cancer is the greatest risk factor for dying of COVID. I’m scared for everyone here.
Joel: Ok. But only if you get appointments for my wife & me AND my sister who has cancer, & her husband
... and I need an Uber to go, I have very little social security.
We shook on it.
Joel: Ok. But only if you get appointments for my wife & me AND my sister who has cancer, & her husband
... and I need an Uber to go, I have very little social security.
We shook on it.
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