What a day! Makes me want to tell a story...and in this case it's the story about David & Goliath. Not the biblical interpretation or underdog story we all know, but one that relates to my medical journey and it has an opposite dénouement. In this story, Goliath represents the 100,000 ton cyclotron and David
I know a-lot of you know I love to journal. I've been doing it for 20 years and I'm 1/2 way through journal #63. Our daughter Julianne has designed over 40 pages of graphic artistry on the latest journal. No doubt I'll complete the journal just on this Boston experience alone as it is a
7 down on the Proton Beam radiation and 26 to go! As I was waiting for my time in Gantry number two this afternoon, I came across some very relevant words in a small silver frame that I want to share with you regarding what Cancer CANNOT DO: Cancer is so limited: it cannot cripple
In case you are wondering why I've skipped to Day 6 is because Barb and I rented an Airbnb in Martha'a Vineyard this weekend to spend some quality time with Julianne & Beryl and celebrate Easter together. We bolted right after my Friday treatment and had an awesome weekend with Julianne & Beryl who we
Just a quick hello to let you know that Proton Beam #4 is done and 29 more to go. One of the Integrative Therapies offered to patients undergoing radiation at Mass General is Acupuncture. The key benefits of acupuncture based upon recent studies are that it helps relieve pain, dry mouth, fatigue and anxiety challenges.
Greetings to our good friends! Just finished round 3 of proton beam radiation today and I'm getting really curious about the impact of such a powerful force so close to the brain. Did you know - per National Geographic 100 things you never knew about your brain 1- A fifth of your blood is devoted
Greetings to all of our wonderful friends! Today was the first double punch day: 4 hours of chemo followed by round 2 of Proton Beam. Today I'm grateful for 2 things: Electricity and Great quotes: Electricity- the cyclotron which produces the proton beam uses than same amount of energy on a daily bases as 200
Hi Everybody! First of all Barb and I are so grateful for all of your thoughts and prayers throughout our 2 month medical journey in Boston. We have decided to use this website to keep all of you updated on Bob's progress. We did our best in building out the distribution list and please forward
