ASL Sign for Chemotherapy?

[Bill Reese]

Cherie, I was thinking that chemo is awkward, so an awkward sign would 
provide the tension needed to show that.  I'm late-deaf, not cultural 
deaf - sign language is my second language and I've never seen anyone 
sign chemo yet, so I really don't know.

Bill


Cherie Wren wrote:

>The 4 hand would be fingers splayed, it is a
>classifier that can mean flowing liquid.  The port was
>on the right in my daughter's case, although it wasn't
>for chemo.  That (right hand on right shoulder) feels
>really awkward as a sign, though.  I would tend to
>sign it right hand on left shoulder, because that
>feels more natural to me...  What say you Deaf folk?
>
>cherie 
>
>--- Bill Reese <wreese01 at TAMPABAY.RR.COM> wrote:
>
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>>"Open four hand, palm up, tap pinky to the chest
>>where a port
>>would be - just below the shoulder joint, in the
>>meat of the
>>pectoral muscle"
>>
>>
>>That's a little ambiguous to me as I don't know
>>which hand or shoulder, 
>>if the fingers are splayed or if the little finger
>>touches once or 
>>twice.  If I take it to be the right hand's little
>>finger touching the 
>>chest just below the right shoulder, palm up, thumb
>>tucked, fingers 
>>splayed, touching just once, would this be correct?
>>
>>
>>
>>Bill
>>
>>    
>>
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