Dealing with people not believing you're sick

I must say one thing, when I rode, I rode dressed up, wig, banadana and all and LOST them all too (do you think I was going toooo fast???!!!) LOL The wind on my bald head was awesome, felt like silk running over the top and the sun warmed it and right thru me, OHHHH what a glorious feeling...NOW I let my hair grow and you can betcha thet that will be flowing in the breeze....

Of course, I wore my leathers to protect my body, but in style and very lady-like, I actually bought my jacket before I bought my bike, first a Virago (teal blue) then another Virago (navy blue) and named her INDIGO, which I love...all sorts of blues and this bike was smaller in cc's because I had lost some strength during chemo, I wasn't going to ride a bigger cc bike if I couldn't pick it up (If I had laid her down) and I was careful but oh yeh, I rode like I stole it...a lot...hehehe, I rode to Galena, IL many many times, look it up on the web, just beautiful and lots of back roads that are very FUN to say the least...I had that baby up to 101 mph going down one hill into the next and I swear I could feel that front end lift as to take flight....an experience I will never forget....so excited for you to WANT to take this and RUN with it and I'll be waiting with bated breath to follow allong in your journey!!! BE SAFE...but have FUN!!! Stephanie

Here are a few of my fun up songs/videos:

Good when you are waiting for test results 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in1TFrAoLUY&feature=related  

Fun dancing 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg

Goofy Walkin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs

Jan508 - WELCOME....we here are a lively bunch and wow, humor is a pre-req, right lago??? She's funny and very intelligent....gets me gigglin everytime, thanks hun!

I have to watch what I post here, because Ya never know who's eyes will kinda stumble upon this site...but go figure, people have NO CLUE and don't want to have one either, that's less they have to deal with and most I've met have these "it will never happen to me" type attitudes....now here's a topic, just what if "one of these so called ones" sometime in the near future should say, be Dx'd, what would we tell them then? How would we treat them? Up for discussion, any feedback welcome.....I have a small story and may have posted it before, but it has happened to me, as much as I wanted to thrust the mighty sword into the belly of the beotch (my x mother in law) I could not treat another human that way, however, I was mentally thrashed by her at one of the most devastating times in my life and she chose to join her son (my X) beating me up and non the less in my own home where she was a guest....how I got thru that one I'll NEVER know....FAITH, COMPASSION that's what....for some do not know what they do or even realize it, but regardless she was responsible for her actions and words, I hope she is well but we have had no contact nor do i wish any....hmmmph..

I was also one of those people who did not look sick during chemo. I was 44, and had a BMX and wore a wig when my hair fell out. After chemo was done I went to the local pharmacy to fill the prescription for tamoxifen. The pharmacist looked at me and said "Normally you don't start tamoxifen until you've completed treatment like surgery and chemo."  (Excuse me you idiot) I already had surgery and chemo. What...do I have to look like my skin is falling off before you believe I've had chemo?