I’ve been home for about a week now. It’s great to be back with my friends, and getting to see people I haven’t seen in a couple months (including Dad!!). It also felt a little strange to arrive here. For the first time in quite a while I haven’t had treatment to worry about. As [...]
I can’t even believe it! My last day of radiation. Something that felt like years away just a few weeks ago has happened in what seems like minutes. And being tired, being scared, feeling anxious… it’s all brought me to today when I suddenly feel a bit of pride for this rather intense accomplishment. And [...]
Only one week to go! The two weeks that Aaron was here felt more like one. Now he’s back in Minneapolis and Jill is here for my last 10 days. In about a 12 hour period over the weekend I went through the excitement of getting to see Jill and the sadness of saying goodbye [...]
That’s the Alamo in the background of the photo. It’s a bit difficult to see, but I like the photo as it’s a good reminder of the great time I had this weekend with Aaron and two of my cousins – Meg and Tony. Tony flew down on Saturday from Omaha. Aaron and I picked [...]
The third week is complete. And that means I’m halfway done with radiation. I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone by. I’m super grateful for that. Initially I thought six weeks was an eternity. Now I know it’s not all that bad. The three week mark also meant the end of Mom’s stay [...]