[Penny]

This made me think about when I had bladder cancer. I had BCG treatments which uses a TB virus to get rid of the cancer. I took elaborate precautions (much more than I was told to do, just in case) to make sure I didn't cause anyone any problems from my treatments. During this time, I would only use my own bathroom, even though there were times when it was painful to wait. Most of my friends and family knew this because I explained it to them. But there is always the one person who chooses not to understand what you tell them. I stooped to pick up her 2 year old and she screeched...."No, I don't want you to give him cancer". Besides the fact that the whole neighborhood heard her, it about broke my heart when the little one ran from me, scared because Mommy was telling him to get away. So it's not just Diabetes, I remember my mother not letting us visit a lady with lung cancer, because we might catch it. I guess if you don't have a reason to be educated, you don't bother with it.