I can taste strawberries again! They’re one of my favorite fruits, but due to the taste bud crap, have tasted like nothing. At a lunch Saturday, I took some sliced strawberries. Lo and behold, they tasted good! Yesterday at a graduation party, I took a large one and proved it wasn’t a fluke. Just in…

I am done with radiation! Radiation isn’t done with me, though. Skin irritation/redness will peak in the next week or so. I already have an extremely itchy rash. But I am (probably) done with all my cancer treatments! Hopefully when I meet with Dr. Brufsky on the 22nd, he won’t tell me I have to…

I moved my radiation session today to an earlier time. Got there bright and early and was waiting for the changing room. I thought someone was in it because the door was closed. It’s never closed. Thankfully Tiffany got to me before I figured it out because she said the machine was down. Really? That’s…

There is now noticeable redness on my right breast. It’s not too pronounced, but there’s a difference between the left and right. Even though my last four sessions are on a smaller, targeted area, the overall redness will likely increase. The doctor said its peak will be a week or so after radiation ends, so…

I have five more days of radiation and then I’m done with my cancer treatment! Today I had some films taken and some simulations done in preparation for the last four days, which will focus on the surgical area of my breast. Instead of laying (lying?) on my back with my arms over my head,…