As part of her on-going treatment, she was back to the hospital last Thursday morning for a Zometa infusion. Zometa protects the bones and will be a part of Linda’s medical regimen for a long time. As the nurse was preparing the injection, she asked us if we had any plans for rest of the day. We told her that it was our 32nd anniversary, so we would be going to her radiation treatment that afternoon to celebrate. We know how to have good time.
Her radiation treatments are about one-third done and continue daily, except for a glitch last
week when the machine was down for repair. If there are no more delays,
she will be done with radiation on July 5, and will celebrate a different kind
of independence day with that! One interesting side effect of the different
treatments she’s had appears to be the suppression of Linda’s humility gene. Never one to call attention to herself or her
accomplishments, she now talks about her beautifully shaped head (it’s true, no
dents, no blemishes – perfectly shaped!).
On Saturday, the hospital sponsored an event to coincide
with National Cancer Survivor Day for anyone whose life has been detoured by
cancer, including their families and friends.
Linda, Adrienne, Jessica, and I went together and got to see many of the
hospital staff in a non-clinical setting.
At the same time an event like this staggers you because you see the many lives
impacted by cancer, and then it raises your hope because of all the progress made
to help them. Sadness infused with
hope. As one of the Cancer Institute speakers said
on behalf of the doctors, nurses, and staff, “It’s this kind of event that
makes our jobs so worthwhile.” I’ll
drink to that! If you’ve ever donated to
cancer research, you did a good thing.
Here’s a picture of Linda with her Oncologist, Dr. Susan
Schaeffer.
Red Carpet Treatment for Survivors
You look RADIANT! Congrats on #32!
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