June 12, 2012

June 12, 2012

Tomorrow is going to be a better day. A serious lack of sleep last night followed by a very early morning and a rainy day, caused for a blah day all around. Clayton and I had to get up early this morning to head to the hospital and do his RT (radiation therapy) simulation. They sedated him and designed exactly how they would lay him out for the radiation and then made a mold of his body so that during each of the 14 sessions of radiation, he will be in the exact same position. The radiation will be twice a day over 7 days.
Anyway, that was our day and while Clayton greatly appreciates not having to starve for hours while he waits to be sedated, he also does not seem to be a fan of being woken up, rushed off to the hospital just to be knocked out. Maybe it will be sunny tomorrow...even if it's not, at least he's not restless tonight and there aren't any standing plans for a hospital visit tomorrow.
I think one of the hardest things about all of this is that you have to be prepared at any given moment to jump up and go to the hospital. Seriously, up here they have a tendency to give you just an hour's notice about things. And as irritating as that might be you don't dare complain because they are the best and they are getting stuff done quickly. You just have to accept that on any given day you could wake up and get a phone call about an unexpected appointment or procedure they want.
It's kind of the same way with being up here so long or being stuck in a hospital so long. On the one hand I would love to whine or complain about it, but on the other hand I want to kick myself for feeling that way, because what right do I have to complain when there are families here from Greece and Britain and other places around the world who haven't seen their home in months. Our room at RMH seems to be on the same floor as some long-term occupants, so it puts things in perspective.
Anyhow, tomorrow will be more cheerful...and hopefully less rainy. We are going to get up on the right side of the bed and go do some exploring if possible. Right now we don't have a scheduled visit to the hospital so I am going to try and take advantage of a day of freedom. We will be doing lots and lots of strolling tomorrow. Too much sitting in hospitals, we gotta get out and get moving!

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