Proton Beam 31 Down and the Final Beam is tomorrow. Today I wanted to share the humility of learning with a quote from Liam Vanbenthuysen who is the Dosimetrist at MGH who calculated the Proton Beam algorithms for my 33 treatments. "I value that our learning and development is forever a work in progress. With
My friend John Wisdom sent me a text this morning saying after 1 more treatment and I'll have a record of 33 to 0 - an amazing record by any measure. Now I have to admit that my automatic response was a quick poem on something about "being in the boxing ring" that could have
Greetings everyone! Proton Beam #31 done and 2 to go. I'm experiencing some inner ear bleeding which is expected at this time and I'm doing OK with the pain management component and finding there's always a solution - you just have to stay ahead of things. Final Chemo was completed last Thursday - yahoo! or
Weekend post as we prepare for the final 3 Proton Beams next week: One of my good friends, Dr. Scott Isaksen shared the following quote that has really resonated with me: "The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder" Don't you just love this! Don't you just love to wonder? Reminds
Just finished Proton Beam #30 and learned some cool things about the Cyclotron that I would like to share and what it means to me. 1. The cyclotron weighs ~ 220 tons- mostly magnet coils & yoke and feeds 3 rooms 2. Takes 267 volts at 750 amps to energize the main coil- enough to
I was up early today mostly because of the steroids you have to take the evening before Chemo to prep your body for what's to come. Today is the final Chemo and I am so happy for that. I know that in 2 days the side effects will be horrible but I'm reminded from the
Proton Beam #28 down and 5 to go! The cyclotron at the Burr Proton Center in the basement of the Yawkey Center at MGH and feeds three different gantries, one at a time. Sometimes I'm all snapped in on my gantry in room 2 with my snout and aperture settings loaded into the main computer
Today I completed the 27th Proton Beam and as known from the accumulation of radiation the skin on my ear & neck is starting to burn and the pain level is intensifying. It's all part of the treatment impact and I knew it going in so there is no surprise here. To be forwarned is
Proton Beam 26 done and 7 more to go. Every morning I receive multiple quotes from multiple people and they really help me get off to a strong start. Here are a few favorites over the past week or so (along with my reason why) "When you replace "Why is this happening to me", with
So today I finished Proton Bean #25. Funny that the first thing I thought about was what I was like when when I was 25. I can't remember so let me continue with what happened today: Proton Beam 25 down and gained a pound Chemo 4 done and only 1 more I'm going to a
