Telemarketer Tango

The phone rang at 9:00am this morning. We were running late and I should have just let the answering machine get it. I was afraid it was one of the kid's friends calling to cancel a playdate, so I picked it up. It was a women from a cancer charity. Here is a brief synopsis of our call:

Cancer Charity (CC): I am sure that there must be someone in your life who has been touched by cancer.

Me: As a matter of fact, my husband's leukemia has relapsed and we are on our way to the hospital right now for chemotherapy.

CC: Oh, I'm sorry. Well, then you know the importance...

Me: Are you trying to ask me for money?

CC: No, what we are asking you to do is mail fifteen letters...

Me: You're kidding, right? Do you have any idea what I'm going through right now? Do you know how much I have to do?

I was absolutely flabbergasted that this women insisted on sticking to her telemarketing script after I told her I was taking my husband for chemotherapy that morning! There should be a note that says if you're calling for a cancer charity and the person on the other end of the phone says that someone in the household is currently fighting cancer, express your best wishes and hang up!