Radiation

Stomach and sides marked with targets of Xs and Os in permanent marker covered with funny dinosaur stickers so they don't wear off.

Several CT scans to measure abdomen and figure out exactly where to shoot radiation into my honey.

Treatment sessions last about five minutes every day for three weeks. Must be pretty powerful to do such damage in just 5 minutes.

Second treatment this morning.

Felt rotten yesterday but made it through work.

Came home from work this morning at ten o'clock after throwing up a few times.

Feeling rotten. Lying in bed. Nothing left to throw up but keeps throwing up every 5 minutes or so.

Three more weeks of this? How do I take care of all three of us at once? What can I cook or eat that won't smell too strong and make him sick? How do I hold down the barf when I hear his barfing sounds? How long will it take the insurance company to approve his nausea meds? How do I keep him hydrated when he can't keep anything down?

Chances go from something like 70 percent that cancer is gone to 98 percent after radiation treatment. Worth it. For me at least. Not sure about how Glenn feels today.

Not fun. Needs to be documented. I love you my sweetheart.