Back to a couple of days ago. I went in for my treatment and they clamped me down to the table in the mask. They started the CD I made to provide my Treatment Tunes, but this time I had them start it at track 12. I had forgotten that there were only 13 tracks on the CD. Shortly after they started the treatment, I got one of those annoying itches on my nasal septum...you know, that little piece of skin in between the nostrils. Then, track 13 ended and I was without distractions.
So there I was, snapped down to a table with an awful itch under the mask while having to keep the rest of my body still. But, I was victorious! For close to 15 minutes I restrained any part of myself from moving for the greater good of my body. Believe it or not, it encouraged me a little bit that I can encourage my body to do this thing (I know...all this from an itch).
After the mask came off and relief for the itch arrived, I asked the technician again how still I need to be during the treatment (just to double-check). She said, in relation to the itch I told her about, "Very still...we wouldn't want to radiate your hand." I agree.
As for the miracle, Lubbock, TX actually got the blizzard the weather men predicted. I got a phone call from the Cancer Center that they were closed and my appointments were cancelled today. So, we will start the concurrent therapy tomorrow. Just in case you don't know much about Lubbock, the miracle was that it snowed, not that my therapy is being delayed. To tell you the truth, though, I really just added this paragraph because it made the post title more catchy.
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