Hello again from Don. I have been encouraged to post on Fran's behalf because it has been quite some time since her last update. Radiation treatments occur every afternoon at Princess Margaret Hospital. Thankfully we are over the hump and there are fewer of those left.

Although Fran intended to post on this blog, extreme fatigue is one of the side effects of radiation, along with nausea and "post radiation flare-up" pain. The healthy cells near the cancer are not happy that radiation is hitting them too so inflamation sets in. This we are told is temporary and the pain will fade away as treatments continue. So my hat is off to her for trying to keep up with this journal but there is too much else to have to deal with in the short term.

We want to thank everyone who wants pay her a visit, please understand that she is exhausted from the treatments all the time and heavily medicated for pain control. Sleep is her best friend right now and I hope you understand when I suggest you postpone your visits until she has had a chance to recover from this aggressive treatment. We appreciate your efforts to visit, to help and to show your care and concern. This is her time for healing. We would welcome the chance to see everyone once her energy is back.

To end on a positive note, as Brad said so well, "there are fewer cancer cells now than were there before".

Best wishes to all, thanks again for your ongoing support.
Don