Appointment Looming

The countdown to my next appointment with the oncologist on April 13 begins. The appointment was arranged shortly after my last visit to Dr. Sarid so I was surprised to receive a second referral in the mail, shortly after the first had arrived. All the details, date and time, were the same, but the name of the doctor had changed. When I inquired, I was told that Dr. Sarid has left Rambam and that my new oncologist was a resident. I must admit to feeling slightly abandoned by Sarid, despite never having formed that close relationship with him that all the self-help books recommend. But there was something about having an oncologist whose name was Sarid, which in Hebrew means 'survival.'

My new doctor is a year behind Gabi. I hope that her lack of experience is counterbalanced by the desire to perform twice as hard - rather like those Avis ads from years ago.

I've been so involved with this disease, that it's with a slight jolt that I realize that this time last year I was still ignorant of what was growing inside me. The date of discovery was getting closer, though.