I Finally Have Had Enough

I am over wearing the hats and the scarves. Today was the first day that I went bare on the head in eight months. It felt good. I hope that I have the nerve to go to school like this on Monday. It is still very thin on top, but I really don't think that the students will care.

I AM FINISHED WITH RADIATION!!!!

I just got home from my last radiation treatment. All done with third phase of fight. I thought that it would never end. Yeah! The techs asked how I would celebrate this weekend. I told them that I would probably sleep. Sounds exciting, eh?

More Pics from Mardi Gras

My brother comes to town with his family so he can ride in Hermes. He is the one in the middle. He is passing down throws to Jo Ann, his wife.


Steve is waiting for the parade to start with nephews, Joshua and Zachary.


On Sunday we walk to Magazine Street only 4 blocks away from home to see the Krewe of Mid City. Here I am with Zachary and Joshua. They will be heading back to Virginia in a couple of hours.


Steve poses for me.

30 Down 3 More To Go

Mardi Gras is wearing me out, and I haven't even been on the streets very much. You wouldn't know that it was Mardi Gras by looking at this picture, but believe me there were lots of people standing around waiting for the Krewe of Proteus to start.


Yeah! there are only three more radiation treatments before I can say goodbye to this phase of my fight.

Hair Update

I thought that I would show you how my hair is growing. It is still too short to go unadorned of hat or scarf, but it is showing a lot more growth than the last picture that I posted.
Here is another pic of me taken a couple of weeks ago with Josey Brown, the greyhound.

Twelve More to Go

I haven't written because I am tired. I seem to have enough energy to get through the school day and my radiation treatment, but by the time that I get home in the late afternoon I am beat. This past Sunday I took a long walk in the park with Josey Brown. We walked in the morning. She came home and slept for the rest of the day. I was so tired that I took two naps. I even slept a full night's sleep Sunday night.

My skin is turning pink from the radiation. That is to be expected, but it is causing my skin to be very tender. I slather on the lotion at night and hope for the best. Since I am nearing the end, I am not too concerned.

Steve is going with me to my treatment tomorrow afternoon. Wednesday is doctor day, and he has not met Dr. Scroggins.

Week Four Began Today

I have completed three weeks of daily radiation treatment. I am half way through the process. I have become old friends with the women whom I see daily who are scheduled before and after me. We don't say more than hello and how are you doing, but it is a comfort to see the same faces. There are about 5 techs who work my treatment room, so I never know from day to day which two will be with me. Sometimes I am lying on the table half naked with about 5 people working on me. It seems so silly. Once I am put into position I can't move. So I don't always know who is moving me about. Half way through each treatment a tech comes into the room to change the plate on the machine. At first I didn't even know someone was entering into the room. My head is turned in the opposite direction, and I am not allowed to move.

At the end the machine moves back to its initial position; I could move but I always wait for a tech to come in to tell me that I can relax. The bed that I am lying on is raised very high in the air. I can't get off of it until I am lowered.

Then I return to the dressing room and dress to get back to my normal routine.

Flowering Plants Brighten the Landscape

Last year my father and his wife sent me a plant right after I was diagnosed with c. It was a kalanchoe covered in beautiful pink flowers. I kept it inside to enjoy until all the blooms had died then I found a home for it on the patio. The foliage has been growing and is very lush, but just recently it started to bloom again. I thought that I would share the color with you.

This is a shout out to Dad for February 2nd: HaPpY bIrThDaY!