Heroes happen

This week: five radiation treatments, three doctor visits. A relatively light schedule considering next week I'll add three five-hour chemo treatments to my radiation and doctor visits. At least my doctor visits this week are bundled around my radiation treatments so there no split days where I have morning and afternoon appointments. ...
It's good to be back at my "normal" 3:30 p.m. radiation appointments, even if it's only for a week. In the afternoons I usually get my comfortable Room D to change into my gown and have very little waiting time before going to see Gumby (the radiation contraption) for my treatment. ...
My wife, Lynn, got some compliments at work for her "short and sassy" haircut. She should! She looks great. ...
A friend of ours is once again battling breast cancer. She has been waging war against this monster for more than 20 years. It goes away; it comes back. What strength she has. ...
Read an article in AARP magazine today about Michael J. Fox, the actor with Parkinson's disease. Here's a quote from him: "Left to my own devices, I wouldn't have been so inspiring." Almost no one asks to be a hero. It just happens. Thank God, despite what some people may say, there are still heroes out there.