Yes, that's me

Port surgery is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday. It's scheduled as a 23-hour surgery, but I'm told that is just a precaution. If all goes well, no collapsed lung, etc., then I should be home sometime Tuesday afternoon. Everyone I know who has had this procedure highly recommends it. It should make chemotherapy treatments and blood tests more tolerable. ...
Radiation continues. I've had eight treatments, which leaves 32 to go. I awoke with a sore throat today. Not sure if it's the radiation or just my allergies. I've been tired and sleepy today. I took two one-hour naps ~ very unlike me. I'm eating well and trying to keep up my strength. ...
I don't like this club, the cancer club, that I've been forced to join. Three of the most feared words are: You have cancer. "I have cancer" now flows easily off my lips. Chemotherapy, radiation, endless tests are now routine. And this has happened in a very short time. At church, someone asked my wife if I was the "man with cancer." Odd to be thought of that way. But, yes, I'm the one. ...
It seems everyday I find a new friend through e-mail, a card or this blog. Please keep sending positive thoughts. ...