Caity told me I had to write about this, and I guess it's no more embarrassing than anything else I've admitted to in this journal. We're watching Extreme Makeover - Home Edition right now. It's the one with the 8 year old cancer patient that just wanted the design team to makeover the hospital wing she stayed in. So the design team decided to completely redo her house as well without telling the family. So, it seems like every time the subject of cancer comes up I get a little emotional. I get all sappy anyway with this show, but when they deal with cancer, it really affects me. I was sitting here crying away at a particular moment and Caity offered me a paper towel to dry my tears. This was my reply.
"No thanks, I like the texture of a receiving blanket better"
God, I suck.
On the other hand, you really notice how much the subject of cancer comes up in the plot lines of a lot of prime time shows. Every CSI incarnation has had a murderer who had Leukemia, I've seen the same thing with every Law and Order out there (except for the new one with the actress who played Lillith on Cheers). Even M.A.S.H. had an episode where a young private (played by a strapping young buck named Patrick Swayse) finds out he has Leukemia When you find yourself crying after watching an episode of Law and Order you know you've got some unresolved issues.
That's about it. Gotta go cry some more.
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