Only 2 Weeks left of Radiation

Things started so slowly while going through this treatment; we were counting every day and it seemed like an eternity! Fast forward 4 weeks and it seems to be flying by! Each week we go to one appointment with JR's oncologist and one appointment with his radiologist (aside from the daily treatments) and we've had such great news that everything seems so matter-of-fact. We see the doctor for about 5 minutes, tell him everything's great, nothing to report, eating well, great energy level, blood counts are fine. Dr. Dunkel even accused him of being a boring patient. Had the nerve to call him superhuman. We've been giddy over it. Things already seem almost back to normal. We'll have his post-treatment MRI in mid-November and he'll start his second round of chemo then. From then on, we'll have MRI's every 2 to 3 months and we'll take it from there. It's wait and see for a long time after that (5 years). I feel well-prepared for anything anyone throws at me from this time forward. We know what he's made of.
Just when we were wasting away to nothing, in swooped a huge flock of friends bearing mountains of food, treats and assorted and wonderful gifts. I think since the last blog, we've had the Guarinis, the Lindells, the Fullers, the Perreaults (with a special Addie's Birthday dinner and all the fixin's), the Buckners and tonight, the McCarthy's from AYC. In addition, the Tolman's sent a crazy big shipment of frozen goodies to fill in those barren in-between days. I'm at least 10 lbs. heavier and happy as the day is long. It's such a huge help - thank you to everyone.
We've also continued with our "guest rider" program for those days without (and sometimes with) our kind and considerate driver J.P. The back seat has seen the likes of my dad, Patricia, Uncle Richie and Susan Q. Amy H comes tomorrow. JR really enjoys having new people in the car as believe it or not, mom gets dull after a while. Jim will have a special birthday cruise with us on JR's birthday next week. Aside from helping with other sanity-keeping activities, the Servas' and the Halvorsens have continued to find ways to organize us and entertain us. We feel the love!!
I can't say I'm sorry that our news is dull and repetitive, but I am sorry if you were looking for some of that doomsday drama and sensationalism. Not here, my friends!! From day one we've asked for positive thoughts and we are getting more than we ever dreamed of. Keep it coming!