Day 13

They say mom is in the "think" of treatment... that is an understatement!  Everything aches, tireness is beyond exhaustion and the roller coaster ride of not being hungry and craving something is a ride I never want to be  on!  Thank God there are only two days left of the radiation. 

So what happens when you have to have treatment like  this?  Mom arrives each morning, goes to a set area and gets on a gown.  then heads to a microwave looking machine where they warm blankets. Ah, now that is a machine that could make it big in society!  Then she waits for her turn... her fifteen minutes of torture.  When they come from her, they ask her birthdate, full name and she hops on the scale.  Mom's weight has been fluctuating about 2-3 lbs a day.  Then it's on to the table.. a table that lifts, shifts and moves the person into the exact location that is needed to get their radiation treatment.  In mom's case, she is getting zapped from the left side and the right side, so as not  to hit her lungs.  The treatment is in the rib area as well as the pelvic area.  For the time the radiation is being emmitted the person can't move even a hair.  For mom that is a difficult task! Since mom is on oxygen, laying flat on her back and not moving is horrible!

The staff adjust and shift and position mom into place.  Then they leave the room, zap... return and adjust and push and prod.. leave the room and zap... and within fifteen minutes she's done for another treatment.

I hope that none of you ever have to go through this type of treatment!