Three weeks down and one to go
Familiarity breeds contempt
Fish and visitors smell in three days
Greg gets tired of Radiation in three weeks
These are all true aphorisms. I am quite ready to be done with radiation. It has made it virtually impossible to eat anything solid. I tried a lowfat coffee cake from Starbucks today. You know, the really soft squishy kind. It hurt so bad going down. I had to dissolve it in my chai latte to get it past my swollen throat. The area of my throat just below the uvula (the funny, dangly thing at the back of your throat) is so raw that swallowing anything solid is painful.
I am reduced to eating liquids (smoothies, soup, coffee, orange juice (a little too acidic). Now, my voice is nearly gone. I have a very important meeting next week with a regulator. I'm sure I'll sound terrific. Sort of like the Godfather. "Madam Inspector, we have an offer you can't refuse'.
My staff is just sad I didn't lose my voice, altogether.
The voice issue and throat problem is supposed to go away soon after treatment is over.
One week left. I'll make it.
Fish and visitors smell in three days
Greg gets tired of Radiation in three weeks
These are all true aphorisms. I am quite ready to be done with radiation. It has made it virtually impossible to eat anything solid. I tried a lowfat coffee cake from Starbucks today. You know, the really soft squishy kind. It hurt so bad going down. I had to dissolve it in my chai latte to get it past my swollen throat. The area of my throat just below the uvula (the funny, dangly thing at the back of your throat) is so raw that swallowing anything solid is painful.
I am reduced to eating liquids (smoothies, soup, coffee, orange juice (a little too acidic). Now, my voice is nearly gone. I have a very important meeting next week with a regulator. I'm sure I'll sound terrific. Sort of like the Godfather. "Madam Inspector, we have an offer you can't refuse'.
My staff is just sad I didn't lose my voice, altogether.
The voice issue and throat problem is supposed to go away soon after treatment is over.
One week left. I'll make it.
posted by Greg at
4:35 PM
2 Comments:
Greg,
I am just so proud of you. I got tears in my eyes reading what you go through and how tough it is to just simply eat right now. You have such an amazing attitude and I know for a fact that this soon will be a distant memory. You look so great in your previous blogs! I miss you and cant wait to see you soon! Keep it up- only one more week!
Love little sis, Michelle
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