Funny Stories

The last month and half have been filled with tears, but also with laughter.

Tish and Mark have been to 14 doctor appointments, some of which have been amusing. Obviously, Tish is VERY young for breast cancer and is always the youngest person in the waiting room at Dr. Bussey’s office. During their first visit there, Mark and Tish were sitting in the quiet waiting room abiding to all unwritten doctor office waiting room rules: don’t make eye contact with anyone, don’t speak too loud and try to blend into the chair. Mark had his PSP (video game) and Tish was grading papers from school. Well, a very friendly older woman decided to strike up a conversation and offer her support. We all know Tish can talk to a wall so all was well. She encouraged Tish by saying, "Honey, you are going to have such pretty boobs when this is all over." That was helpful enough but then the friendly older women decided to display her support in the form of a hug. Yes, a hug. And not just for Tish but for Mark to! Mark just loves hugging, so hugging a total stranger was definitely high on his comfort list!

They had a meeting with the plastic surgeon who will do reconstruction. The highlight of the visit for Mark was comparing the implant to the real deal. The implant passed Mark’s quality control test!

Tish is very upbeat and positive and there are moments that definitely make her laugh. One person asked Tish when she was having an autopsy. She was talking to another person about the liver biopsy. Tish told her they would insert a needle into her liver. The lady said, “isn’t that how they take your temperature when you’re dead?”