Saturday, March 22, 2008

We would like to thank everyone that helped us celebrate the ending of the chemotherapy. What a treat it was to see so many people who have been so supportive. Well, Ron just finished his tenth day of radiation treatment. He is scheduled for twenty-three more treatments, so we are almost one-third of the way through. He is still not sleeping at night and has even resorted to acupuncture to help with the insomnia(can you believe he has agreed to have needles poked into him?). He is still not seeing any results, which is frustrating. We meet with the doctors each Monday after his radiation treatment which is nice because we have the opportunity to ask any questions we might have. Already, Ron seems to be experiencing fatigue caused by the radiation, and as he expressed to the doctor, he feels like he is on an emotional roller coaster. We are hoping that if he begins to sleep better, some of these feelings will be resolved. Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers. By the way, the acupuncture doctor kept telling me that "He is VERY strong man" and I kept telling him "I know"......but then we all know that! Thanks again.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for updating the blog! I'm glad to hear you are well besides the insomnia. I hope you can get that figured out and get some good sleep.

Take care.
Love you buddy!

Anonymous said...

Hi Ron,

I've just finished reading the blog and all the events that happened while we were gone. Glad to know the chemo is over, and your 1/3 if the way through radiation. Radiation took it's tole on my daughter, Laura, when she went through it, even more so in many ways than the chemo. She found herself to be extremely tired! This, I think, is not unusual, but I'm sure you'll find ways to counteract that as well as the insomnia. I look forward to more info on the blog.

Keep that great attitude going!
Lindell and Ernie

Anonymous said...

Timmy. Timmy, Timmy, Timmy. TIMMY!