Day Fifty-Six
Today radiation changed, they are now doing a more intensive round of radiation focusing on the pockets of tumor that have the most active growing cells. I have found that few people understand radiation many thought it was injections or a chemical tablet or liquid medicine... These are all wrong. So to clear it up radiation treatment is basically like a microwave only more localized and instead of doing everything it beams into the specific areas of his brain 'tenderizing' the tumor and cancer cells so that the chemotherapy is more effective. With this happening I don't know if his side effects will be worse or the same, today it feels the same, he did say he couldn't smell it like he had before whether or not that is a fluke only time will tell. I feel more and more grateful my sister is here every day. I frequently feel like I cannot do this or that and the stress of my feelings of failure feel unsurmountable, yet each day my sister Amy just anticipates my needs an