Radiating My Brain

I have completed treatment 2 of 5 for my targeted brain radiation. You may recall that, since there WAS living tumor in the section they removed from my cerebellum, we decided to radiate the perimeter around what was removed, in case there were any tumor cells there.

Well, let me just say that

Radiation

Is

Kicking

My

Butt.

Check out the imprint the super-tight mask leaves on my face.

It wears off after about an hour.

I was mentally prepared to feel wrecked after surgery; I was not so prepared for this. In addition to the exhaustion, I have had awful headaches and nausea. I talked to my Rad Onc about this and he said it was from brain swelling, and prescribed a course of steroids. Yay, more steroids. But if they stop the headaches, I�m happy to take them.

The upside of spending my life on the couch is that I have been doing projects like teaching my kids how to use the sewing machine.

It�s still Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and I still have lung cancer, and I�m still raising money to fund research specifically focused on my rare ROS1 mutation. I�m trying to reach $8,000 by the end of the month. Here�s the link: https://www.supportalcf.org/ros1/ToriTomalia