Graduation Day

Only one more graduation to attend, mine.  Next Wednesday is my graduation day from proton treatment.  After today's treatment I only have 8 more treatments.  That means 36 down and 8 more to go.  Another patient asked me today how many treatments I had completed, I had to think, when you get to end you seem to know the number of treatments remaining not the number you have already had.  After asking me that question I actually had to take a moment and think to calculate the number.  Didn't take long to come up with the number though.

Chuck from Wichita, Kansas graduated today.  His insurance company denied his request to pay for proton therapy.  Took him several tries but it was overturned and the insurance company consented to pay for his therapy.  I know it doesn't sound like much but between Chuck and my overturn at BCBS we had proton therapy approved by two the top insurers in Kansas.  Yep, we are leading the way for proton therapy for Kansas residents, please tell anyone you know who may benefit from this type of cancer treatment.  Thank you.  

Chuck's last treatment was Monday, he drives everyday from Wichita.  He went outside to start his car on Monday at 6:00am but forgot something in his house so he ran back in the house to pick it up.  It was raining and he lives on a very quiet street, while in the house he heard tires spinning on the wet street only to look out and see his car speeding down the street. Someone had stolen his car.

Not to be defeated, Chuck called police then jumped into his old pickup and headed out for the 2 1/2 hour trip to ProCure for his last treatment.  He wasn't even late.  Just goes to show you what anyone will do to have that last treatment of proton therapy.