Radiation begins Monday.

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Today’s picture is me with the bayou behind me. This is where Don walks and I used to walk with him. He also walks other places, but I couldn’t tell you where. Tomorrow I have an appointment to see a chiropractor about my knees, so I hope I’ll be walking with him again, soon. The bayou is less than a block from here.

Today we went for the simulation for the radiation treatments. I was disappointed to learn that they aren’t going to tattoo little x’s on me after all! I thought I was going to be so cool with tattoos, but not so. I’m going to be cool with the 2-4 year olds because they marked my chest all over with permanent markers! I told them my grandkids would be so disappointed that they didn’t get to do it.

I did just fine for the procedure. It wasn’t painful at all. My range of motion is just fine to do the moves they needed me to do. They made a mold for my body to fit into every time I go for treatments. I’ll go back Friday and get into the mold but for X-rays, not a treatment. Then on next Monday I’ll have my first radiation treatment. If all goes as planned I should finish in the middle of April and we’ll be able to head for home.

Wow; home! That sounds good. We’re already thinking of this apartment of home, but it’ll be so sweet to get home to our real home. I thank God for both our real home and this place to call home while we’re on this portion of our journey.