Heading into the final week of treatments tomorrow. Strangely I compare this to a student facing one more week of class...wondering if he'll made the grade or not...thus the picture of Cass Technical HS in downtown Detroit. Eight floors, four elevators, five minutes between classses with four thousand plus students in the hallways... Man, I loved that place... could write a book about it.Good size burn on my back from the radiation treatments. Skin is breaking down..not pretty but believe it's a sign that photons charged to 6500 volts and shot at the tumors MUST be destructive. Not that I'm complaining about the sunburn as this is the worst side effect I have experienced. "Grades" ( final CT) come out around the first week of March. We'll be pretty edgy until then, I'm afraid.
My last blog seems to have struck a nerve in several of you, especially the 20% figure. I apologize for that and do appreciate the candor of your comments. I guess when it's someone else, it's 20%, but when it's yourself, it's always 100%. Talk to you again Tuesday after my last cocktail of 2009.
LIVESTRONG
We're so proud of you, Ken! You've come through the last seven weeks with flying colors. Your analogy of a student waiting to see if you made the grade....right on. One can only imagine how edgy you will be until March. You have lots of prayers coming your way, and we're pretty sure that those won't stop. Know that we love ya and will be along for the ride for a very long time!
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Speaking of School: I thought about the story you told me about my first day of first grade in public school after a year of Catholic School. I stood there, frozen in shock, as the other kids were running around crazy. I don't remember that day, but I do remember you taking me to school on the motorcycle and dropping me off. Is it possible to feel like a badass at 6 years old?
ReplyDeleteI think anyone who really knows you is not suprised at all about that story. That's always been your style, Dad.
I wouldn't worry about passing the grade this week, because in the classes that really matter, you're already on the Dean's List.
-Matt
Think of you everyday and with you for the final week. Cass Tech---How about us Pershing Doughboys. What memories we all have. Love and Hugs to you and Joann
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Matt,
ReplyDeleteyou made me cry...and that ain't easy to do!!
(can you tell I didn't go to Cass Tech?)
Deb
Hi Ken and Joann
ReplyDeleteI think about you every day and I love your sense of humor. Better days are on the way. I hope you get a chuckle out of this:
these sentences appeared on a church bulletin: "a bean supper will be held on Thursday evening in the church hall, music will follow."
"the associate minister unveiled the church's new tithing campaign slogan last Sunday. I ripped my pledge-UP YOURS!!"
I have enrolled you in the Sacred Heart League 10 day Christmas Novena.
Love you,
Cioc
WOW - I'm blown away.
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