Thanks to Rick & Lisa for talking with me this morning and once again playing Lady Gaga before our conversation. Just like a baseball player has special music play before an at-bat, I think I should play 10 seconds of a Lady Gaga song before going into radiation. “Mr. Stevens, we are ready for you.” [...]
Archive for January, 2011
30 Jan
Another piece of the puzzle
After the first full week of radiation, I still do not have much experience with the waiting room and credit goes to the staff. As soon as I arrive, my rad. tech. and my equally “rad” mask are waiting for me. Despite the team’s best efforts, their streak of “one table-no waiting” ended on Friday, [...]
29 Jan
Rick & Lisa & Garnet & Bert & Ernie & Batman & Robin & Will & Grace
I hope you will join me in listening to Mix 95.1 on Monday morning at 8:25. Last Monday I chatted with Rick & Lisa and it went well enough that they invited me back to talk about my journey. We will discuss the start of my treatments, side effects of my medicine and recipes to [...]
28 Jan
Sweet Caroline (Bah, bah, bah)
A week which started out with nausea, to the level normally reserved for a small-time whale watching boat tour, promptly following an egg salad tasting contest, where the main course was left on the back porch for three days, ended with a pleasant surprise. My best friend is Joe, but he is not my favorite [...]
