Back in the summer time while I was doing radiation, I was out doing my fieldwork. I have to go out and measure all the new construction for the mortgage company. It was at the end of the day and I had one more site to look at and then it was back to the office and home to "veg" out. I knocked on the lady's door, but no one answered. I knew someone was home because there were a lot of cars there. I thought, well I'll just go ahead and do what I have to do. So I was out there taking my measurements and sketching things out and the lady was kind of yelling at the front door so I said just a second and I'll be there. As I go to pick up my things, a tree branch catches my wig and off my wig goes. I was out there laughing and I'm thinking, "I hope none of the neighbors are out because they would just totally flip." So I put my wig on hoping it was straight and then laughed all the way back off to the office. I told my office mates and they couldn't believe I was handling this so well. It was just funny. I share this story with other ladies when they are starting to go through treatment. There are funny things that happen. It is not all horrible tragedy. You can learn to deal with it. Kind of lightens everyone's mood.

- Diane Heidenberger 10-year cancer survivor August 1999