Off to ASCO!
May 28, 2009 | (3)
Tomorrow morning I head out to the biggest cancer conference of the year, well at least for me it is. ASCO is in Orlando this year, and starting Saturday morning at 7 AM I will be in back-to-back meetings with pretty much every pharma company under the sun for three straight days. Even under normal health conditions this is a daunting schedule. But Mother Nature, that heartless bitch, thrust upon me a virus that I’ve been fighting an all out war with over the past 48 hours. I’m through the worst of it, though. I saw the doctor today and he said it’s not the flu and that I’m probably no longer contagious. I just feel like I’ve been beat up, that’s all.
How stupid is it that I’m actually taking this trip? Very. This is my point, I guess. As much as I try to live a healthy lifestyle sometimes I’m forced to make decisions that aren’t exactly “healthy”. ASCO is the biggest event of the year for my company, and my counterpart at work has just welcomed a newborn baby boy into his household. Budget cutbacks have limited the participation from the rest of our team. My boss and I are IT this year, plus one of my team mates who graciously offered to pay his own way to attend. My boss told me I could skip it, but I know I’m really needed so I’m just gonna grit my teeth and power through.
Say a little prayer for me that I am 100% better tomorrow. I get the feeling I’m in for a bumpy ride.
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