Beginning to think of the future

I am sad for almost everyone in this post, but of course I am so sad for the children.

I have been looking into doing volunteer work with foster children (not being a foster family, but an advocate of some sort.) They ask you to commit to at least two years to take a child through the court process.

I asked my oncologist if I had any right to commit to that, to an already insecure child. We discussed the basic insecurities of life. Then she said “I see no reason why not.”

That’s big.

As for actually doing it, Pamajama’s post both makes me feel the need more strongly, and frightens me to death.