The Boost

So, today is the beginning of what I hope is the end of the Big C. "The Boost" has begun.

I have seven more radiation treatments directly into the area where the cancer started, and then we see if my cancer adventure ends...or takes a holiday. I hear so many stories of both outcomes.

I will not miss the constant fatigue and borderline discomfort...but I may miss the excuse of "I'm in treatment" to explain why I'm distracted or lethargic or cranky. Starting next week, I'm just Lisa....recovered (?).

Will I ever be the same? No. I will never live a day without the nagging doubts, but I won't take life and health for granted again. I have flirted with the boundaries of my own mortality, and I know I want to stay on this side of the fence. Let's hope I can cobble together a heathier way forward.

This has been a sad, sorry summer with some glimpses of grace.

I could use a boost and it's not the radiation kind!