Every week day my Dad and Mom go over to Moffitt for radiation. He is in is last week of scheduled radiation treatments. This weekend he started to show a radiation burn. It looks like an aweful sunburn and even is on his back. The radiation has been kicking his butt more than the chemo. He had gotton two four hour infusions during these five weeks and wears a five-day chemo pump. He gets the weekends off, which he really likes. One of the major difficulties he has had is the organ sunscreen shot they inject every other week. This makes him feel more sick than the actual treatment. This shot protects his heart and lungs from the radiation, while it works its magic on the tumor in his esophagus. He doesn't mind the treatments. They play good music for him, cover him in blankets and make him comfortable and in a few minutes, it's over.
This upcoming Monday he will have another PET scan to see how the five weeks effected him. Lets all hope and pray for the best!
My Daddy also celebrated his 67th birthday on March 10th! We had a great time at Pete and Shorty's with all you can eat shrimp night. He got a Packer's Super Bowl package from Sports Illustrated and also a Coach wallet. ;-)
Happy 67th Birthday Daddy!
My Daddy also had a lovely visit from his brother, Pick and Vickie. They came down from Minnesota and thouroughly enjoyed the 70some degrees weather here in sunny Florida. :-)
Daddy and his girls :-)
Cheers to the best!!
