in reply to @brandysparks Thanks for the great idea. It's funny because while I was at the lab last week they had pink masks, and I said, "oh, like Barbie." It was all I could do not to grab a whole bunch of them. Later, when I went to the infusion center, I put the pink mask on and said I wanted to be "Barbie" and all of the RN's loved it. I will see the movie, wear my pink mask and pink Vans t-shirt. I will make a point to see the movie soon, even if I have to go solo.
My world of female friends has grown smaller, however the men are ever so kind to me. They tell me I look great, they do not offer help unless I ask (which I do not unless I really need it) and they are very gracious to me. The women ignore me, give me unsolicited advice, such as "oh, you cannot get another dog with your health issues" etc. They speed up when they see me coming, whereas the men walk over to talk to me. I have given up trying to understand this behavior. I always thought women would stick together. NOT. At least NOT in my community. The fewer bizarre women I have to contend with, the better off I am.