9/2/21

It’s Thursday. I got my radiation appointment switched tomorrow to 8 AM. So, after my treatment, David and I are going to head home. It’s 225 miles. I’m anxious to go home this weekend. We can stay until Monday evening. I haven’t been home in a ong time. I only have two more weeks of treatment and then I can go home permanently. Then, 2 to 3 weeks to heal, and this whole ordeal should be over. Cross your fingers, everyone. I think it’s going to end up almost exactly one year since this nightmare began. 

Something monumental occurred this morning…… I shaved my lower legs. I actually had enough hair to shave. Pretty soon, I’m going to have to use shampoo on my head, also. I’m not quite there yet though. 

I slept almost all day yesterday. I was just so very tired. The drugs I’m taking contribute to my sleepiness, too. It’s not all of the fault of radiation. The radiation is irritating my hair follicles on my chest. It’s covered with tiny bumps and it itches. I am burned pretty good now under my left arm pit. I have to put burn cream there several times a day. 

We’ve developed a leak under the RV from one of the holding tanks. So, David has been working on it most of the day. It’s so hot outside, and I feel so sorry for him. I still have no appetite and I force myself to eat. Food is going down my throat easier, but it’s still painful.

When I finish eating something, I have to show my hands to the dog like I’m a black jack dealer……

Some people just cannot admit their faults. I would. If I had any.

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