Your posts have put a smile on my face, thanks for sharing.
About help from people, oh gosh, take it all .. you will need it. Money is important too, it is expensive to be ill. Do let people feel a bit sorry for you, I think it is a gift from them. In a space when there is so often "nothing one can do", giving a feeling, or practical help, or being there is about all there is to do. There is that awful sort of pity, but most people aren't like that.
On my journey I was completely gobsmaked by the support and love I got, I still do not have words to describe how I feel and I still get a bit weepy with gratitude.
Have a lovely time shopping and All the best for Wednesday.
Jan