Hi Cynthia & Everyone:

Just checking in to let you know Dave has survived 6 doses of radiation so far and the new phrase he heard last week was "your cells are being sterilized".They love the reproductive analogies! I swear, I'm going to have the best book of radiation therapy quotes before this is over! Maybe we'll call it "Heard Around the Radiation Field". What do you all think?

Anyway, Dave is still feeling okay but starting to develop a bit of tongue tingling(did anyone else have this?) and a sore throat post treatment. He is still swallowing well and trying to eat lots but it feels like we are waiting for the bomb to drop.By all accounts, it looks like the problems start around week 3 so we are trying to stay focused and geared up to take one da at a time and get through.

Thanks for the support,

Kim