One Less Thing To Worry About

Radiation is DONE! Sad and a relieved. I built some relationships while going every day and I'm going to miss them! They were caring and friendly! The last 5 days have been hard. My forehead and a good portion of my scalp burns/itches and if I itch or rub it, it stings. It's like having a sunburn from the inside out. It's not unbearable but it is uncomfortable. Also, my hair is falling out in small chunks. I expected it, not a huge deal, it's just, my hair is EVERYWHERE. I am constantly picking it off myself and everything around me. It's gross.  This will be the status quo for the next week or two but it's temporary, one less thing to worry about! Funny side story, after my last update my friend Sara texted me the picture of me in my mask and was like "this is your Halloween costume right?" My response was "it can be, they give it to me when I'm done. All I had to do was get brain cancer and then I get a free mask!" ..."the s*** you...

Sorry for the radio silence. Fall has been busy in the not so great way but now we are moving forward! I started radiation on the 29th of September and I took chemo the day after. They went back and forth for weeks on whether or not I should pair chemo with the radiation. It was frustrating to not know what the plan was for quite a while. Now I only have four treatments left out of 20 for the radiation. It has been a lot smoother since the treatment began. Radiation is also far more efficient and streamlined then it was 10 years ago. I am in and out in 12 minutes. It takes longer to drive there than it does to get treated. That is kind of amazing given how close we live to the hospital.  The chemo was pill form again but I only had to take one dose and it's supposed to take me out for 6 to 8 weeks. I had nausea in the beginning but that seems to have died down some. Right now I'm just so tired I can't even explain. Overall, I am still chatty and myself, but I get about 15 o...