Day 1 of Proton Treatment
We left early Monday morning after spending most of the day Sunday getting everything ready for the trip(s) to Oklahoma City and ProCure Treatment Center. About two hours into the early morning trip received a call from ProCure, machine is having problems this morning and no treatments today. Darn. Should we turn around and go to work, save a day off for later in the treatment process. Nope, two hours is just too much drive time to turn around. We decided to march (drive) on to to Oklahoma City. Another day of wondering how the treatment will do. Plus, another day away from family, co-workers and friends but I have Patty along for the ride and she's a rock, has to be to put up with me. I really wanted to get day one under my belt. Oh well, tomorrow here I come.
Not much going on in Oklahoma, saw a lot of red dirt on the drive down. Nothing else. Can you tell I have nothing good to say about Oklahoma. That Boomer Sooner song is still in my head even after all those years.
Had lunch at 'Cool Greens' in Oklahoma City, hit the spot, all veggies in a wrap. Only ate half , will save the other half for tomorrow or later in the week. Walked the Mall, actually did some shopping, or should I say Patty did some shopping. Glad we saved half our wrap, darn Mall is just too close. I was able to put a lot of steps on my Fitbit though. Dinner included at the hotel, that's nice and beer. In the good old days I would of paid for my hotel room with that free beer. Oh well, having Grandchildren is tremendous.
First radiation treatment is tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 11:45 am. Let's see, what was I doing 36 years ago on June 21st. First one to answer that question will receive a free gift from me. I feel really good about tomorrow and Proton Therapy Radiation. Golly, I did my research on Proton radiation and it's real high tech cancer treatment plus a good friend used Proton Therapy over five years ago and he is doing super. I hope it works for me, I never dreamed 36 years ago I'd be having cancer treatments.
There I said it, the 'C' word. Doesn't matter which type you have it's still the hated 'C' word. Yet so many families have been touched by that letter. When I walk in tomorrow and see the kids at the center, I will not feel so troubled by that word, it is so sad and humbling to see kids with 'cancer'. Mine is nothing.
Thought for the day: my dad had prostate cancer over 25 years ago, he's now 95 plus he had radiation, my brother had prostate cancer, he's doing real well today, those two raised my chances tremendously, of course my younger brother only has a 97% chance of having prostate cancer in the future. I wonder if you can bet on that in Vegas. Something tells me you can. No no, I'm not going to bet on that, hmmm, I wonder how much you can wager, no no I'm not going to call my bookie, of course he does live in Vegas. No no, can't do it. Enough. Headed to bed after the trip to the restroom.
