Deep Rest to Support Integrative Cancer Treatment

I arrived at Duke Cancer Center for my first inpatient infusion two nights after being released from the hospital. I walked through the electronic, sliding doors and checked in for my labs on the first floor. They drew blood; I chitchatted with the nurse. The cancer center is a friendly place. There are big windows and a lot of light, and the facility feels newer and more open than the hospital.

They sent me upstairs to the clinic by way of the elevator. We waited for the lab results and for the drugs to be ordered.  I sat nervously in the big waiting room with all of the other cancer patients. I was one of them now.