17. Chemo No sweat Co-Ed

I have had a rough couple of weeks lately.  I need some cheering up before heading into the next treatment.  So I found an anecdote buried among the cobwebs in my mind.  True story.  I call it:

No sweat   Co-Ed

When I was in my mid twenties I worked as a dental therapist in a town on the Canadian prairies.  I had made some friends there, about the same age.  One Saturday, a young man from our little group invited myself, a female friend and two male acquaintances to a party at his folks place.  The parents were conveniently out of town.  Would we come?  Of course we would!  Not much else going on in this town on a weekend. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted, toured the premises and inspected several shiny new vehicles.  After that we were ushered into the house where a generous amount of snacks and beverages were waiting.  We watched some TV on a super-sized screen and played some card games.  But soon that also lost some of its appeal.  The host informed us that they had a sauna.  Would we be interested in seeing their sauna?  Of course we would!  Nine thirty was much too soon to call it a night and go home.  So the 5 of us filed into the cubicle, which conveniently, had been warmed up already?  "Boy it is hot in here!"  "No kidding!"  The host quickly suggested that we should remove all  clothing.  This was a sauna after all.  Some snickering, some shy sideways glances, but little by little off came the clothes, till we were all sitting on the benches in our birthday suits.  From that moment on things could have easily gotten out of hand, with the booze and hormones and all, if it weren't that, unbeknownst to the 4 of us, the host had an inquisitive preteen sister.  Suddenly the sauna door swung open and this nosy little thing stuck her head inside.  Her eyes grew like saucers at the sight of the 5 naked people.  Coming to her senses, she shrieked: "I am going to tell Mom and Dad!"  Assuming that the parents were right around the corner, a disturbed hornets' nest doesn't even come close to describing the commotion that ensued next.  It's a wonder everyone ended up wearing the appropriate underwear and clothing! (Imagine Flight of the Bumble Bee music in background)

Well, we never did hear anything about the episode afterwards and soon it would have been all but forgotten, if it weren't for the fact that,..... some time later, ....., my female friend,..... decided to join the Grey Nuns!