Our Weekend

Well, Round 2 is proving to be a tad more difficult than Round 1, but Joe's still holding up great and keeping a defiantly positive attitude. Like last time, he had one full day and night of knocked-out fatigue. This time, there's a little bit of puking added in. :( Hoping that doesn't last long. He's fine most of the time, but twice has felt a sudden, strong wave of nausea and run to the bathroom. His symptoms are remarkably similar to pregnancy- he has an incredibly sensitive nose ("Have you noticed that the house smells like bad breath?"), strong fatigue, cravings, and occasional nausea. Sounds familiar, although it's bound to be worse when you don't love what's causing the symptoms.

On the "feeling awesome" side, after that first day of fatigue, he's felt up to exercising- long bike rides and run/walks in the VA heat! We enjoyed a Flying Squirrels game with Miles (it's no Mets, but it's the best we got), and were particularly impressed with the performance of Cowboy Monkeys. Seriously, y'all New Yorkers- they do this at minor league games. Take that! Last night we went to a summer park concert and picnicked to some surf music while Miles ran circles around a bunch of toddlers. Got a good night's sleep before our busy Monday.

Joe's meeting with the Radiologist this morning, doing a "dry run" of radiation. They'll perform some scans to locate exact tumor locations, then either tattoo (!) or write in permanent ink guiding marks for the radiation. Pics definitely to follow. Radiation begins in one week!

Sorry for the long interval between posts- more soon- stay tuned!