Good morning Bob- I can certainly understand your angst concerning being in a queue for testing and for all the delays that are taking place all over the medical field. They have suffered by losing a lot of people to COVID 19 and are very short-staffed everywhere. All of us have to bite our tongues and sometimes wait. I have found that most people are trying their best and that applying more pressure can work against you and create a more tense situation with them.

When this happens to me it's my husband who has to calm me down and says that everyone wants to be first in line. It's a hard lesson for me to accept. The health care department is a foreign country all within itself!! You will find that cancer is a "hurry up and wait game" exacerbated by COVID 19. You are literally at the mercy of so many different departments that it's dizzying.

This is also such a delicate time for you and Liz and your family. It's a time to make sure that you take care and stay healthy. If Liz is well enough, get out and do something that she loves to do. Hopefully, you have all had vaccinations and at least Liz should wear a mask when out and about.

I wish that I could tell you that the delay isn't a blow but a crimp in the cancer process but I don't think that you will believe me. I was my mother's caretaker and in order to handle everything I had to take some time for myself by taking a bit of a walk all by myself. Not knowing what your home situation is like I hope that this is possible for you. I know that it might sound selfish to do but you will be better off with a bit of a break. What do you think?