Catty1
09-10-2009, 12:56 PM
...the person is Joe, who I have mentioned before.
My best friend had another friend who was more than happy to pay for a helicopter ride - one thing Joe really wanted. My BF called a helicopter company, and everything was set up except the date - as Joe had started radiation and a wait was needed to see how Joe fared.
She has had to be in and out of the province...and while she was away, another person - who planned a hugely successful benefit - also stepped out of line and got a helicopter ride donated.
My BF knows it is her ego - but she is really hurt. She also feels VERY bad that now she can't do something like the benefit, something that is a "big splash" for Joe. I told her she has been there for Joe in the really bad times - she went up late last night and left at 1 am once he was out of most of his pain - and that money doesn't count.
She KNOWS this, and is working through this.
However, does anyone know of a poem or something written from the patient's point of view that really underscores the huge value of what my BF is doing versus a big splash?
Thanks!
My best friend had another friend who was more than happy to pay for a helicopter ride - one thing Joe really wanted. My BF called a helicopter company, and everything was set up except the date - as Joe had started radiation and a wait was needed to see how Joe fared.
She has had to be in and out of the province...and while she was away, another person - who planned a hugely successful benefit - also stepped out of line and got a helicopter ride donated.
My BF knows it is her ego - but she is really hurt. She also feels VERY bad that now she can't do something like the benefit, something that is a "big splash" for Joe. I told her she has been there for Joe in the really bad times - she went up late last night and left at 1 am once he was out of most of his pain - and that money doesn't count.
She KNOWS this, and is working through this.
However, does anyone know of a poem or something written from the patient's point of view that really underscores the huge value of what my BF is doing versus a big splash?
Thanks!