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Apparently you'al are getting on Billy's case because there hasnt been an updated message since his last treatment... sorry, "life gets in the way".
Last Wednesday was his 6th of 8 treatments, so we are almost to the end. Once he completes the 8th treatment, he will get another test to see if it all worked. If the results are good, he moves on to Radiation. If not, he is "supposed" to start over. I dont know how well that will go over with him. He has been getting a lot of mixed reviews on the radiation, and it hasnt been pretty. He is tough though... he will push, or "be pushed" on...
As you know the treatments have been getting harder with each passing one. The nurses arent overly fond of Billy, in fact it is like he has his own personal nurse who takes care of him. He tried bribery with bagels, but that never softened the blow of the needles. The nurses are coming around slowly though, who can resist his charm?
He had quite a few visitors at his last treatment. Although he is a bit "out of it", he really appreciates the support. I was there in the beginning hours, then came Lisa from the gym, then the ever faithful Zilly. He had a very pleasant surprise with Ellen his sister and her husband Mike coming and staying for a long visit. That really meant a lot.
I wont describe what the medicine does to his mental and physical state, its pretty hard just watching. It brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. During the treatments he is just really tired and ill feeling. The next few days are the days where very few people are allowed to see him. That is when he is at his worst feeling.
Thursday he had the steroid shot... Again, delayed pain.. Again, worse every time.
On his good days, he looks fantastic. As he tells me often, better looking every day. For some reason he doesnt really look sick on those good days. I think its hard for some people to think of him as sick. I know my kids are that way... he doesnt look sick, so they keep behaving like kids... which brings me back to Thursday...
After getting his shot, Billy got a text messages that some of the guys from his softball team werent going to make it to the playoff game.... Forfeit? not a chance!... You guessed it, and as some of you already heard... Billy showed, with me and dogs in tow. Yes, it wasnt the smartest thing to do... but think about it, I wouldnt expect anything else from Billy... and I think that 50% of us would have tried to do the same. He played catcher and struggled to hold his own... Stumpy, very kindly tried to "walk" Billy every time he came to bat... Yeah right... Billy wasnt going home without a hit. He eventually did get one. They didnt win the game, but he certainly gave his all. We then went home and he crashed into bed in a fever. Agreeably not smart, but its who he is. He would have felt as if he let his team down if he didnt try.
It took until yesterday before he felt somewhat better. The days are like roller coasters, he feels ok in the morning, then by afternoon he crashes.
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