It's Late and We're Tired, But . . .
. . . here's a brief update:
We're home.
There's no evidence of cat piss on our bed. (It's the little things. . . .)
We got a free dinner tonight, after our waiter accidentally sprayed me with sour cream. (Could I make that up?)
And yes, we saw the wizard. His take? Nix on another round of radiation.
More tomorrow, after we talk to my oh-so-wonderful oncologist.
We're home.
There's no evidence of cat piss on our bed. (It's the little things. . . .)
We got a free dinner tonight, after our waiter accidentally sprayed me with sour cream. (Could I make that up?)
And yes, we saw the wizard. His take? Nix on another round of radiation.
More tomorrow, after we talk to my oh-so-wonderful oncologist.
posted by Jody Rosen Knower at 8:14 PM
4 Comments:
thank god
all week i've been going through the blog for barry last year to establish dates for radiation etc fr the taxes. turned them in yesterday and the sentence that's stayed with me all that time was Newman's :not you;ll never wonder if you should have" i know it's exhausting and sapping of all vitality, but i can't help feeling fervently grateful you went through it; it is a kind of joy that you don't have to, and a huge relief that the best opinions available say no to it
much love
(see, my brain's sort of back...i remembered that you click comments, not email
thank god
all week i've been going through the blog for barry last year to establish dates for radiation etc fr the taxes. turned them in yesterday and the sentence that's stayed with me all that time was Newman's :"Now you'll never wonder if you should have" i know it's exhausting and sapping of all vitality, but i can't help feeling fervently grateful you went through it; it is a kind of joy that you don't have to, and a huge relief that the best opinions available say no to it
much love
(see, my brain's sort of back...i remembered that you click comments, not email
I tried to post a comment yesterday, but the blogsite was down. What I wanted to say, though, is:
Don't forget that statistics are only based on populations, and bell curves at that. Individuals can fall well outside the so-called "norm" and do very well. Like you, Mike was definitely an oddball case-- his cancer (and recurrences) didn't fit any of the "usual" scenarios. And likewise, his treatments (chemo and radiation) required a lot of creativity. He is WAY off the charts in terms of the amount of radiation he's had. Literally probably only a handful of people in the country have had as much as he had to. And although his was in a different place, it was also complicated because it was extremely close to the brain.
I won't say he didn't suffer side effects from the radiation-- he did. And of course I'm not trying to equate your case and his, for I know they are far different in many ways. I only wanted to say that IF you and your doctors elected to treat you with more radiation, it might not be as bad as the statistics say, since you are already clearly exceptional in many ways! But I also want you to know I realize what a tough decision it is to make. It's literally playing with fire! So so glad you have such a fantabulous group of doctors to work with. As well as your incredible husband, of course!
C'mon, dont leave us hanging! What was the dinner? (And how do you spray sour cream, anyway- with a nitrous bottle?!!?)
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