Day 36 More on Surfing

Part of my surfing led me to an online community that is quite active in providing support to cancer patients. I signed up and had to submit a "proof of diagnosis" from my Dr., no doubt to make sure I wasn't a wacko faking my illness. So I joined this online group that meets once a week for 2 hours, online. I signed on 2 minutes late, so I wouldn't look to eager being early to the "meeting". As the newbie, a lot of the discussion was the others checking in on eachother and updating eacthother on how the week went. There was also sort of a go around the circle and update everyone on the progression of your illness and your treatment. A few of the members were recovering from quite significant cancer illnesses and some were, like me, generally healthy and just starting a diagnosis or a treatment. It was most interesting by how much advice everyone had to give me and the diversity of each persons advice.
Everyone also has a symbol next to their name. So the first thing that the group wanted me to do was scroll through the set up and choose a "symbol" that expressed my personality, so they might get to see more of what kind of a person I am. Well, the symbols were all horrible! I did not want to be a smily face or a yellow duck... I tried to get out of it and jumped back in to the conversation without a symbol.. and I was sent back out of the chat room, until I could choose. I hate being put on the spot like that. So, I chose some big red juicy lips. I am not sure what that says about my personality or what the other members thought of them. No one mentioned my symbol after that, maybe I should have chosen the yellow duck.....