I watched the movie 50/50 tonight and it angered me to no avail. The movie was well done and the premise was realistic. I enjoyed watching the film. The reason I got mad was because I couldn't stand the stupid girlfriend of the cancer patient. She wouldn't go in with the patient to his chemo appointments and used stupid excuses. I think one of the saddest things about cancer is having to go through it alone. We never let my mom go to her appointments by herself. Sitting in a sterile environment with a tube attached to your arm for several hours is no fun. The machine attached to the tube makes periodic beeps and random sounds and the patient lays back in a maroon chair with a cloth dividing her from the other patients. It's lonely and morbid. Nobody should go through the physical and mental pain of cancer. Who would ever let a loved one go through that alone?
I will never forget the feeling I would get when I walked towards the building where my mom was to receive chemo. My hands would go numb and my legs felt like jelly. Every single part of me wanted to run the other way. I hated the hospital and was afraid I would pass out. I acted nonchalantly as I watched my mom getting pumped full of chemicals. I tried to smile or act like everything was great. I even looked through the old magazines mindlessly. When it was all over, I waited until I was far enough away to begin crying. Sometimes I sobbed so hard I felt like I was going to vomit. I wasn't even the patient! Cancer ravages everyone.
My mom survived. The guy in the movie survived. A lot of people don't survive. If you want to see something that runs the gamut of emotional ups and downs of cancer then see this movie. Great acting and even funny moments.
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