I've Been Zapped
Whoop whoop! Today was the final day of radiation. Unlike the infusion center, where those folks run themselves ragged most of the time, this department is easier, more complacent. It is a happy spot, which sounds a little strange, considering that all of the patients have cancer, but it is. And a few hours ago, I was discharged following my last day of getting zapped. There was an official meeting with the nurse, an opportunity to learn that the “side effects” would continue
I am Still Here
I am still here. Yes, I know, it is a few simple words, but I’ve pretty much attached meaning to them. After five years of constant therapy, biopsies, scans, and surgeries, I am still plugging along, trying to savor the importance of each day. My original diagnosis included a dated time stamp of my expiration. Doctors, who deal in life and death on a daily basis, can get a little arrogant with their prognosis, determining that I had six months left of my days on this earthly
