Big week

It's a big week for me. I had radiation today, again tomorrow, and finally Wednesday. Right after radiation on Wednesday I go straight to chemo. The radiation has put me out a bit lately. I'm tired, my taste buds are messed up, and some back pain has come up (should all get better in a week or so). I meet with both my radiation oncologist and my regular oncologist on Wednesday. After that I should have some solid re-coup time. Looking forward to Thursday, no matter how rough I'll be feeling.

Mom comes in tonight. Jen's going to get her soon. I'm looking forward to seeing her. I'm sure it'll be emotional. She's here for almost two weeks. It'll be fun for Nicholas. I was telling Jen today that in a strange way cancer has made me more a part of the family. I've been able to spend a lot of time with Jen and Nicholas and we've grown tighter. I cherish the moments now and have a new outlook on life.

Some friends came by this Sunday to visit. It was good to see them. We had quite a spread to eat. I showed off my baldness in all it's glory. I guess I have a decent shape to my head.

I felt crappy this morning but the afternoon's been good. I went for a walk with Nicholas for about 35 minutes. I'm going to try to get exercise when I can. Still have a lot of work to do with finances and taxes. Everything takes a lot longer for me these days.

That's it for now. I'll try to update this weekend to let everyone know how Wednesday went.

Bald is beautiful

Well, I knew it would happen eventually. My hair has started falling out. I looked at my hand after running it through and there it was. Now I can start dressing like The Edge and wearing beanies all the time. Been looking forward to it!


Another day in the radiation tube today. My back is feeling better all the time and sleep is getting easier. All good things heading into round two of chemo next week. My Dad just left for the airport to head back to Boston. Mom comes out next week. I think next week will be tough after round two and I know my Mom will probably see me at my worst so far. She's tough. She can handle it.

So the beat goes on, I've made strides in getting my life together this past week and preparing for what's to come. There's a good chance we'll make that move to Boston this summer so I can be treated at Dana Farber and live with my parents. There's a lot to figure out with all that coming and we've been working it out. Priority one is to get healthy, after that jobs and health insurance stuff will fall into place.

I'm open to calls and visits, just let me know when if you want to come up and we'll make it work. I'm feeling better now so I have more energy than the past few weeks. I have to say thanks again for all the support from everyone, whether they are local or across the globe, the outpouring of support is overwhelming. I love you all!

-Andy