Hi everyone.  I just finished up my second week of treatment and an update is overdue.  

Its been quite rough.  For the first week and a half of treatment I was losing quite a lot of weight, dealing with a lot of pain, anxiety, and fatigue, insomnia, and loss of strength.  The good news is, I feel I have turned a corner during the last several days.  I have an appetite again, am sleeping better, managing the pain, clear minded again with the energy to read, write, etc, feeling much more like myself.  

It is hard to say how much progress I am making with my treatment, without scans, etc. to confirm.  However, I do have a general feeling of less pressure in my abdominal and pelvic areas, which to me is hopeful that my cancer is shrinking. The radiation causes quite a bit of inflammation, however, so there is that new pain to deal with. Medical marijuana seems to help with that, although pain continues to be an issue for me.

My friends here and family across the country have been here for me like gangbusters, and again, I just need to express how truly grateful I am for everyone's love and support.  I feel blessed for everyday I have here to learn and grow (painfully) and love.

And I am looking for some good comedy to watch so leave comments if you have suggestions on that . . .