Vera's Book Corner

In the following weeks, Valerie continued her battle with the disease. Only people who have been through the same, or their loved ones, can understand what she was going through. Valerie was a very committed patient. She was always taking her medications on time, following the doctor's instructions, and she was never late to the appointments at the hospital. Her relatives never let her go alone to the doctor. There was always someone who accompanied her whenever she needed to go somewhere, and sometimes that bothered her, because that was making her feel much sicker than she really was. After a few weeks of negotiations, Rebecca and Scarlett have convinced Valerie to join a support group. Six years ago, Scarlett lost her father to pancreatic cancer, and she knew well how many benefits her father had gotten from his support group. In the beginning, Valerie was skeptical. She believed these groups were depressing and that the support group would only make her feel worse mentally,