Update

A whole week has passed since I have posted here. It’s been a busy week. I worked at NDSU every day except Friday. The daily trips to Sanford for radiation treatment aren’t very taxing—the radiation itself only takes around 10 minutes, and I don’t find it difficult to lay still for 10 minutes and do nothing. The nurses and technicians are wonderful, as is everyone at the Roger Maris Cancer Center—always going the extra mile, it seems, taking the time to ask me how things are going and answering any questions I have, filling prescriptions. They even have a greeter at the door to welcome people and open doors.

I had some problems with nausea last week—it was worse for a couple of days than for the rest of the week. So the doctor gave me more meds for nausea in my I-V and also has me taking two steroids today and tomorrow (so, of course, I'm working on a long, somewhat disjointed blog post that people may or may not want to read : ) Really, they said, every week of treatment is different as my body responds to the treatment. Some of the effects are cumulative, but they should leave once I stop treatment.

So I’m feeling positive today: 4 more chemo treatments and 4 more weeks of external radiation, then 2 weeks of internal radiation. My blood counts are good (don't know exactly what that means, but it sounds good).

And, of course, the most important thing is that I have God walking right beside me--actually, not just beside me, but above me, below me, all around me, and inside me. Praise Him!

Piece of cake, right?

Thanks to all for everything--prayers, good wishes, hugs, food, cards, flowers (beautiful) fresh flowers delivered to my house this morning from the IT Division at NDSU, and prayers.