The Treatment Plan

For the cancer I've got there is a specific treatment plan. I do this and the odds are 90% I will never see this cancer again. Here's what will take place:
Radiation: There will be approximately 33 radiation treatments aimed at my pelvic area. They began July 5 and will conclude at approximately August 18th.
Reaction: First third: No issues. Second third: Discomfort. Final third: Increasing discomfort, culminating in 'brutal'.
Chemotherapy: There will be two courses of treatment. The first was started on July 5. The second will begin August 1st.
Reaction: First course produced nasty mouth sores, an overall sludgey feeling and 'chemo brain'. At least I know what to expect for the second course, and can make some plans.

I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Top o' the Morning! and Later.

Hooray for Murray Hill Little League All Stars! They have logged another win, 12-4 over Sun Creek. There were 3 home runs, one a grand slam, and one huge long ball that we all knew was gone the minute it left the bat.
The mom's put together a lovely potluck picnic brunch to enjoy before the game on a perfect summer morning.

The afternoon, however, threw a curve. Mouth sores. Rather suddenly my entire mouth became one with soreness. I remembered I could use the special mouthwash and it helped, but mouth soreness is still the overriding event of the day, and smoothies have become the food of choice. The chemo drip may be over, but the side effects seem to be continuing on.

Now, at the end of the day I am thankful for baseball, and my house, and my cat, and summertime.
Most of all I am thankful for my God who has revealed Himself to me, as he will to anyone who asks, believing, in His name.

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
Romans 1:16-17

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