Good-bye radiation!

Rick has just had his last radiation treatment and this is one ending that we won't mourn a bit. It has been a tough 5 weeks. He has been tired, like everyone who has undergone radiation, but because of the area they are hitting he has also been very nauseous. He has two kinds of nausea pills, Tricia and Mike brought Coca Tea from Bolivia, and friends have delivered other homeopathic cures. Everything helped - most of all the support of family and friends.

We are sad to miss Lori and Brian's wedding tomorrow, but Rick is not strong enough to travel right now. His friend Steve Maynard adjusted his visit to Tucson and is here with us now - so Rick has had a truly wonderful distraction from the side effects of radiation. We will take a week to recover, visit the oncologist, and then spend two weeks in San Diego. Cindy and John will visit there. Then back to Tucson to start chemotherapy again. Three rounds of chemo - each three weeks apart - and then life goes on. It's important to cherish every moment, but we are looking forward to cooling autumn breezes and an end to the chemical warfare against the mesothelioma.