Here in the US the volunteer drivers for the American Cancer Society will stay with the patient in the waiting room if the patient wants them to. Does NZ have a similar program?

I do volunteer driving to help fellow cancer patients get to their appointments. If the patient is going for a long appointment I will usually just drop them off. It depends if I have other errands. If the patient is frail and needs assistance then I always stay with them as far as the waiting room.

Now is the time to line people up for help. Anyone who offers to help write down their name and number. Tell them when the time comes you will call on them. Seek out anyone and everyone you can. It might not be a big deal to have someone sit with you all day just waiting for the side effects to kick in. Some chemos will take a week before they hit you while others will cause issues right away and then there are some that you wont notice anything different. You may not need someone full time to sit there but it might be a good idea to plan on having a couple 'visitors' stop by just in case you need a hand. As your treatments progress it will get harder and you will become sicker and need more help.

But then again.... everybody's different. Think positive, you might be one of the few who sail right thru this without hardly any side effects.