Scared Shitless and Suited Up: My First Day of Chemo

Nobody tells you what it actually feels like to walk into your first chemotherapy appointment. The brave face. The crew you brought because your brain checks out when the doctors start talking. The bestie introducing herself to every stranger in the waiting room. The Benadryl that knocked you out cold. And the week that followed where Thanksgiving came and went and you barely left the bed. This is what day one actually looked like.