I had to leave my kids and grandkids, but at least I could get on the Internet and chat. Frisius said radiation burns also prevented her from dressing and driving. Once I sat there for 50 hours, and my kids said I had really flipped out - staring at a blank screen. I went to other breast cancer sites and left messages. Three people finally answered and I built my own chat room from there.
Online friendships can supplement older friendships.
They get scared, and our society doesn't like handicapped people. I used to always be able to remember where I parked my car, but that capability is just gone. Fortin remembered trying to talk about some fruit, but she could not remember the right word. Barb Fortin of Gifford, left, and Susan Frisius of South Hadley, Mass., show off a colorful afghan they decorated. They were preparing to depart from Willard Airport last week.