The weather is warming up here, and so is the progress towards treatment beginning. Today we learned that the chemotherapy temodar was requested through the health insurance. We still have not heard if Dennis is part of the clinical trial. We desperately hope we'll hear Monday.
In an effort to walk "out" the leg tiredness that affects Dennis after taking steroids we walked to the local thrift store and bought stainless steel cookpots, a really nice pyrex bowl (jello here we come) and a brand new waffle iron! Woohoo! It seems to help to walk, and it's good exercise.
The 24 hour campfire was finally back up and Dennis connected back in to catch up with all of his buddies. I am slowly sending thank you notes out-very slowly....
Yesterday I told you about the mask created just for Dennis to keep his head immobile during the radiation treatments. The lady that created the mask was an expert. With "Get over it"from the Eagles blaring in the CT chamber, she soaked a netlike piece of white plastic in hot water, it turned clear, then she fitted it over the newly shorn Dennis face. Then she marked it with key laser drawn points and took lots of CT scan pictures. I sat outside the chamber of course, but it was wild watching the red "on"light outside the chamber and hearing the Eagles singing over it. Phew, this going to be a wild ride.
Speaking of wild rides, we are escaping the city noise and finding a quiet island to overnight on Saturday. I think it will be good for our souls and our psyche. The weather is supposed to be in the low 70s. We'll be back in touch Sunday, Faith and Dennis
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The kids say, "Get better Mr. Neill!!"
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