Tag Archives: Radiation

Lookin’ Gooooood !!!

Posted on April 11, 2021 by judilyn

It’s been a bit over a month since the surgery, and NOLA Boy has had his ups and downs. The tumor was not benign, so there will be 33 sessions of radiation coming up. Meanwhile there are a lot of … Continue reading →

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The Graduate

Posted on December 13, 2013 by judilyn

Thursday was the last of the radiation treatments. Whew! A really nice touch is that when a patient is finished a course of treatment, the staff all gathers around to give the graduate (and spouse!) a lei, a “Congratulations on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arizona, Backyard, Bubble Machine, Cancer, Cochise Oncology, Eyesight, Gary, Graduation, Hugs, Lei, Mask, Multiple Myeloma, Radiation, Sierra Vista | 27 Comments

See-through Skull

Posted on December 2, 2013 by judilyn

When he is on the gurney, as shown in the previous blog post, this is what is shown on one of the computer screens in another room. Today was fraction seven – out of ten. His double vision is abating … Continue reading →

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Multiple Myeloma – the good, the bad, and the ugly

Posted on November 23, 2013 by judilyn

As some of you know, my husband, Gary, has been battling Multiple Myeloma, which is a non-curable cancer of the blood and bone marrow, since 2006. The disease is not immediately fatal, but what they call “manageable”, so we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arizona, Chemotherapy, Dexamethazone, Endorphin Infusion, Full-body Hugs, Gary, Hugs, Light of my Life, Massage, Multiple Myeloma, Radiation, Radiation Therapy, Revlimid, Sierra Vista, Varian, Velcade | 32 Comments