Julie

Julie was amazing on several levels.

She's very level-headed.  She went with me to my 1st appointment with my oncologist.  She asked "can she drink on chemo?"  Dr Tiber said, "If she feels like it."

Thanks, Jules.  And it wasn't about drinking, it was about normalcy.

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