Treatment
On the road with cancer, patients can be cruelly surprised.
I wrote yesterday that I was looking forward to my regularly scheduled radiation session. The day before I had congratulated my fellow patient, Dan, on the completion of his radiation treatments. Yesterday I was planning to celebrate a second patient’s rainbow as she was scheduled to have her last session just before my appointment.
But plans sometimes change and the rainbows we are chasing can vanish suddenly into the mist.
I learned, to my dismay, that this second patient will need to continue her radiation sessions for several weeks before she has surgery in which she will be given an implantable radiation device. Relaying her news, she managed to keep her smile and spirits up. I was forced to do the same as I told her she had my prayers and moral support.
I drove home yesterday evening greatly disappointed that we did not have the planned celebration. A simple victory had been cancelled. Instead, the afternoon’s events were a stark reminder that there are no guarantees with cancer. The road is often filled with unexpected detours.
It’s been said many times, but I’ll say it again: Cancer sucks.
I wrote yesterday that I was looking forward to my regularly scheduled radiation session. The day before I had congratulated my fellow patient, Dan, on the completion of his radiation treatments. Yesterday I was planning to celebrate a second patient’s rainbow as she was scheduled to have her last session just before my appointment.
But plans sometimes change and the rainbows we are chasing can vanish suddenly into the mist.
I learned, to my dismay, that this second patient will need to continue her radiation sessions for several weeks before she has surgery in which she will be given an implantable radiation device. Relaying her news, she managed to keep her smile and spirits up. I was forced to do the same as I told her she had my prayers and moral support.
I drove home yesterday evening greatly disappointed that we did not have the planned celebration. A simple victory had been cancelled. Instead, the afternoon’s events were a stark reminder that there are no guarantees with cancer. The road is often filled with unexpected detours.
It’s been said many times, but I’ll say it again: Cancer sucks.