September 29, 2017
Radiation; the Monster
Stable. This wasn't exactly the word I was hoping to hear during my three-month follow-up with Dr. Klineberg my radiation oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
August 4, 2017
Success?
I did it. I think. I pulled through my first 8 day business trip since completing radiation treatments. And I managed to remain largely intact.
July 30, 2017
30 Days
What a month. I remember ringing the end of treatment bell June 30th as if it were this morning. And, while I should have probably rested, I jumped right back into the things following that day.
June 30, 2017
Day 32: Ringing the Bell
The entire morning felt ceremonial. It was it as if everything had its moment; its significance. Yet, nothing other then my excitement was really any different from the 31 treatments before. That was until I heard the unlocking of the ninth and final clasp of my mask as I was unlocked from the treatment table.
June 29, 2017
Day 31: Advil
After eight blissful, headache-free days, I went straight for the Advil when I woke up this morning having felt the oh too familiar pressure slowly building deep between my temples.
June 28, 2017
Day 30: It’s Official
Although I have two treatments before completing this part of the journey, signing off on the end of the treatment and the protocol to follow felt monumental.
June 16, 2017