The Stupidity of Racism – The Breast Cancer Story
I sit in radiation daily. I notice an older woman that comes
to the appointment behind me. I don’t see any color. Each day we are sitting in the waiting room
together. I noticed that her English was
broken. I don’t care, I am going to talk
to her because this is a new friend who had breast cancer just like me. We
share a common bond. So we both
speak. Each appointment I talk to her
more and more, her English is broken but good enough for me to learn that she
has been married for 40 years, has two grown sons and a few grand children. She told me she had 8 rounds of chemo. Which is a lot. She showed me her finger nails
were ruined. I told her to soak them in vinegar daily for 15 minutes to repair
them. She thanked me. I look forward to
seeing my friend. I forgot to ask her for her name. Why are people racists? Two women one in her
early 40’s (that is me) and another woman in her late 60’s. We both want to
live and come to radiation daily to kill the cancer cells. We both had
surgeries, chemo and are in radiation. We both will bleed red blood if cut. She
has a family and so do I. We both are trying to make it. Why is there racism? I
am so sad by the state of this country. I am embarrassed about racism. It is stupid the lies that people think of
any nationality because of their color. WE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS. We needed to be
treated as such. Besides, as I sit in this waiting room at the hospital, my new
friend is from Croatia .
Many miles away from my place of birth Chicago . I don’t see no color, all I see is a woman fighting
to live just like myself.
Tammi C. Walker ,
Life Coach
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