All I could think about when they told me I had a "mapping" appointment was the little map from Dora the Explorer. I wish mapping was that "simple". Apparently mapping means mapping out your body- finding the exact points where they are going to beam radiation into your body. They don't want to over-radiate you so they give you tiny pin point tattoos (I have 7) so the beams find the tattoos. Genius I suppose. I walked into my mapping appointment and was immediately shown the changing room. You know the one women- similar to your mammogram waiting rooms. Everything off from the waist up- tie a gown around you that is 6x your size, put your belongings into the tiny locker and grab the key with the bungee cord that fits around your wrist, go into waiting room with other cancer patients and sit without talking to anyone. Pretend you are reading the latest article from People but really you are sitting thinking "cancer sucks. cancer really sucks". ...
Mom, cancer survivor, and wanna be writer.