Hi all,

SIX MORE RADIATION TREATMENTS TO GO! And then I am done. With treatment - not speech therapy, recovery, etc. My medical team says that I am doing a great job. I do have a new sore (?!) as of today - even though I've been doing an insane amount of saltwater rinses. And I am unable to swallow anything - it just feels impossible to even get water down. I do have a PEG, so my weight is stable. I'm not in any pain. My skin is red, but not that bad. I am not tired and still walking/running/biking. Still coughing/ spewing random mucus/unable to speak well, so I am staying away from humans as much as I can. I'm going to ask my speech therapist tomorrow if I should keep trying to at least swallow some water anyway, or let my body give up for awhile. Definitely looking forward to finishing treatment, but aware that there are some weeks to go before I begin to see marked improvements in mucus, coughing, etc.