#26

It is a bit ridiculous how easy this has been (so far). I drop off Will, get my coffee, park and walk in, get my ticket stamped (for parking) scan my radiation id, I barely sit down and they are ready for me. I change into my robe, they arrange me on the table (more teaching students there today, all male) I do the radiation for about 3 minutes and I get off the table, change back into my clothes, go back to the car, and I'm done. I get there a little after eight and I am done by about 8:24 every morning.

I am sure it will hit a snag at some point. And just so you know, I plan to count down each day one by one. It is how I do things, I love to have a number to count down. And I especially feel the right to count down the radiation after the chemo (which I don't know if I mentioned or not but I would not wish chemo on my worst enemy), so you can look forward to a day by day count down.

Lots of people ask me if I can feel the radiation. No, I can not. It is a huge machine, I lay on a bed like you would if you were getting a cat scan or a MRI but instead of there being a tube you go into, it is like a mission control spot. Lots of computers and screens, the "arm" that gives the radiation hoovers above me and moves from the left to the right. There are steel grids in the "arm" and it makes different designs. They match the tattoos and all line up for the radiation, the different designs replicate the spot where the tumor was, and then outlying areas.

Headed to walk, hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed and happy day!