While sitting around the table at my parents' house after we all enjoyed a yummy Easter lunch, my aunt asks me how treatment is going. I smile and say that they are going well. I had three last week and the cream my mom found for me is working well. Then I am asked if my hair will fall out. I reply that it will not fall out but say that I will get laser treatment under my right arm so they both match after treatments are finished. I try to laugh because it's the best way for me. (wait for it, your laughter is coming...) Then I hear my husband say, "it's like she's getting microwaved." For a second there is silence and then I begin laughing. Soon, everyone chuckles. Yes, he is right. Dammit, he is right, again. The sound when I am in the room is like a microwave. It did not dawn on me to describe it that way, but it's a perfect analogy. I was driven to make this entry because as I sit at my desk at work, I am beginning to feel a burning sensation under my arm in the area that gets zapped. Oh, and I have an hour meeting to sit through. I have cream in my bag but to make the feeling go away, I think about running out into the rain and letting it pour all over me to cool me off. Yes, cold rain is what I imagine and the burning does not hurt so bad. Distraction - this is the key.
Item #414: You will chuckle the next time you hear the microwave. Just know that I am laughing with you.
Item #249: Next time it rains, stand there for a moment and let it fall on you. If you have kids or pets, let them hang out in the rain for a while. This is why you have towels.
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