Warrior Mode Activated

"Patience is not about doing nothing. It's about doing everything you can but being patient about the results." ~ unknown Let me start by saying I'd be lying if I didn't say my patience is wearing thin! I am just tired of recovering from stuff. Tired of being tired. Tired of being in pain and tired of sitting in my recliner all day instead of doing the things I want to do! I found the above quote and realized that even though I'm mostly just sitting here with my feet up, I am doing what I am supposed to do. I finally got insurance approval to start radiation this Monday. Not sure what the hold up was. I've been told it is called IMRT or Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy . You can click the link for an explanation, but it is a newer form of radiation therapy that helps to evenly distribute the treatment to the defined area. I will go Monday thru Friday for 6 weeks and I should finish up April 5th. I met the ladies that will be doing my treatment ea...

"Every scar on my skin i s a beautiful reminder  of a moment when I didn't give in and I walked through fire. 'Cause  in the dark there is a light.  Your truth it keeps on burning bright.  Makes me brave to fight the fight  and shout the battle cry. You'll never stop me. I'm a warrior."  ~ Hannah Kerr, Warrior Today I had my radiation planning appointment. I was a bit confused as to what they'd be doing at this appointment. I thought I was having an MRI, but it was actually a CT Scan. When I arrived, I laid on the CT table on a plastic bag full of styrofoam balls, kind of like a beanbag. They got me positioned just right, shaping the beanbag around me to get it in just the right spot, then a machine sucked the air out of the beanbag and it formed a cradle around me. Every time I go back, I will lay in this cradle so that I am in the exact same position each time. They also gave me four tiny tattoos. They are tiny dots that they will use to line me up ...

"Ya cannae break a stick in a bundle." ~ Scotty, Star Trek I ran across this quote I had saved in my phone from a couple years ago. I don't even remember why I saved it. I suppose it struck a chord with me at the time, but it does even more now. I cannot imagine going through all this without the support of my family and friends, as well as all the doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers I've met along the way. These people are my "bundle" keeping me from breaking. God is the rope binding/bundling us all together. I cannot fathom how anyone could get through this without God, without family & friends. I am blessed beyond measure and I know it! I had my pre-op appointments yesterday and all is set for my next surgery on Feb. 15th at 7:30am! I have to report at the horrible hour of 5:30am! I'm glad I'm first though so there won't be any delays. I am a bit apprehensive about the anesthesia this time around. Apparently, it was very hard...