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You're a Rock Star

The other night, a good friend of my boys (and one of my all time favorite young people) came over to visit.  Mark hasn't come over in about 2 months, so when I went into the computer room to say "hi" he exclaimed,  "hey, you have hair now".  "Yep, I replied, it's short, but it's coming back."  "But you look really cool.  You look like a rock star!"  I love you Mark, you are so sweet and always make me feel good.

So, in honor of my Rock Star status, I asked Kyle to take some pics of me with my new doo.

Waddaya think???

  

Thanks, Mark, for making a chemo head feel great!  I love you man!

Something's burning

Something's burning, something's burning, something's burning, dadadadadada, and it isn't love. 

I'm on week five of radiation, and am getting quick fried to a crackly crunch.  I saw the doctor yesterday, before my daily zapping, and he made a change in treatment plans - thank god.  The repeated scorching and peeling is taking its toll.  The next five treaments will focus strictly around my scar, and not the huge part of my chest that is flaming red.  Aloe and Biafine help, and the doc suggested emu oil, which I'm going to get today from the health store.  Has anybody heard of people having healing success or pain relief with emu oil?

At first he was going to prescribe another ointment, but he asked if I was allergic to sulfa, which I am, so that was ix-nayed. I can't even imagine the damage it would have done with hives on top of the burn.

For your viewing pleasure, this is what I'm talkin' about.