Day - 6

Day - 6 and he's doing really well.
2nd full day of radiation complete... radiation half over!!

He's sleeping right now from the Benadryl. He had a strange muscle spasm in his jaw tonight... yes little Claudia his jaw! Apparently it's very common to have muscle spasms when you take compazine (which is for nausea). They stopped the benadryl which they usually give with the compazine, earlier today because it was knocking him out for 12 hours at a time. Well, we find out now that it keeps you from having spasms... hmmmm guess i should not have worried about so much sleep. The spasm only lasted a few minutes but was a little uncomfortable.

I just want everyone to know I actually BEAT Brett in a card game!!! a card game called Yahtzee Hands Down. Ok so he's drugged up and I took advantage but it's never happened before. Told him I was going to post that for sure tonight!

I spent a few hours this afternoon while Brett was in radiation, sitting on a bench, in the sunshine in front the most beautiful dogwood tree in bloom i've ever seen. Spring is good I thought, a time for new life! Fitting for this time in our life...
But sometimes when I sit and have too much time to myself, I think too much. I begin to worry about this whole crazy adventure we're going through. I guess the best part about coming from a large family is that you don't usually have to much time alone. Anyway, after a few moments of letting my mind get away from me, I remember who I'm worrying about. Brett! Superman as Patty his nurse sometimes refers to him, Lansing's own Lance Armstrong as Dr Williams has referred to him to other patients as. He rebounds like no other! His endurance, his strength and his willpower have gotten him this far! What is there to worry about ? Right? So I took a few deep breathes filled with the frangrance of the dogwood tree, said my prayers and called my sister to get my mind on something else!!!!