Radiation treatments 1-24 were pretty much uneventful for Allison. She would stop in right after work, the treatment would last 10-15 minutes and she would be on her way. Not much in the way of side effects. This past week has been different. The redness has gotten a lot worse, pain accompanies the redness and energy level in the afternoons has dropped drastically. Still a “breeze” compared to the chemo but still a rough road. Today should have been #28 so only 5 more…she “graduates” radiation on May 19th, one day prior to our 22nd wedding anniversary and one day prior to the Spartanburg Relay For Life event. How fitting.
Cards and “how’s Allison?” comments have dwindled down a little but praise the Lord not much. We’re so blessed to have the support network around us that we have. Without our Lord (who has carried us all the way) and our friends and family (who have lifted so many faithful prayers) I don’t think we could have survived. No, I KNOW we couldn’t have survived. We’re blessed.
Tomorrow we meet back with Dr. Christman. It’s been a month since we’ve seen here and this will be our monthly routine for a while as they monitor her blood and her progress. I’m not really sure what, if anything, will be done after she graduates radiation but maybe we’ll find out more tomorrow.
Praise the Lord also, her hair is growing back! It feels soft like our babies when they were first born. I feel a strong urge to rub baby lotion on her head, but think better of it! She’s so strong, it seems like yesterday we were shaving her head in the bathroom while the snow kept us locked inside. But at the same time it feels like forever since last September when we began this journey. It’s certainly been a rough, challenging year. Tears of sadness, tears of frustration, tears of anger, tears of anxiety, now tears of happiness.
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