Half Way Mark

I am officially half way done with radiation today. Went for my weekly doctor visit and she said I am doing "remarkably well". She said this week I may start turning red and if that happens to go to her first and she would let me take some days off. Don't want any days off, just want to be done. I am starting to get darkening in the areas of the radiation. My shoulder is hurting, but she says that is just the way I lay on the table every day.

I personally think it hurts because it's way too COLD here in not warm Florida. I mean to tell you, I love the 80's, you can have this 40-50-60 degree weather! My shoulder used to bother me in Dallas with large temperature gaps, and I haven't missed that in Hollywood, next week it will be warmer again. I need a good shoulder rub.

I got a small one in the office because they have a free massage therapist that roams around, love that. Except 15 min. isn't enough!

I have been experiencing some interesting feelings, but according to my "cancer" sources they are normal. I just feel so lucky to stop and smell the flowers, to enjoy a friend's story, to catch up with someone I haven't seen in a long time, to go the speed limit. But my general population of family and friends aren't there with me. They are still running at that 1000mph speed and not feeling the love of everything like I am. When I try to tell them to "slow down" and enjoy life, I get that "yea, you're sick and not normal like us" look.

Do me a favor and do something that you want to do today, just for yourself and do it with joy.