Joel

As for wishing there was a way to help everyone going thru TX to get through it easier, SO SAY WE ALL. You might find this draft OCF document worthwhile reading: OCF: Getting thru it to appreciate just how lucky you have been. Sounds like you will be in the Holiday spirit. Thanks for reminding me that it's not always so difficult for everyone as we see a lot of worst case scenarios here.
I was lucky also to be able to continue to work full time during my entire first TX due to a secure laptop, a virtual private network for email, Blackbery, home fax, and phone conferences.
I scheduled all my radiation TX for close of business. It really helped financially as well as emotionally.