The lonest month

January 2006 seemed like the longest month of my adult life. Probably not as long as some Decembers when I was waiting for Santa Claus as a kid or May when I was anticipating summer vacation. But this January seemed as if it would never end.
Maybe its because I underwent 18 radiation treatments and 15 hours of chemotherapy. I also had one surgery, one PET scan, one chest X-ray and two CT scans. There also were the 11 doctor appointments I had outside of radiation and chemo. And of course, by my recollection, the nine times I was stuck by a needle.
This is not a pity party. Just facts. Yep, January was a long month.
February starts with radiation at 7:45 a.m., followed by five hours of chemo. I hope the shortest month doesn't turn out to be one of the longest.