Cinderalla Effect

Having both CLL and NHL my wife has named the "Chemo fog" effect to Cinderella effect. Sometimes in the afternoon, I get really foggy. Yesterday we were shopping for groceries and I went to get something off the shelf. I couldn't remember why or what I was doing, and she finally came and got my arm, and said time to go home. When this happens, I feel humiliated. She never makes me feel bad, but I still feel less than.

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