He is officially done with radiation, and he gets a 2 week break from chemotherapy to rest up and get a bit stronger before he starts a more potent cocktail of chemo drugs.
The doctors, nurses and office staff at the radiation office were awesome, and I think Joe will actually miss them a little bit (but definitely not enough that he wants to see them again!). They have a tradition in their office that when somebody completes their final radiation treatment, all the doctors and nurses gather around and watch as the patient rings a bell. Inscribed in the bell is the message "This bell rings for all who walked this path" and at the bottom of the bell are the words "Courage - Hope - Faith - Strength - Triumph - Love."
Seven weeks ago, when we met with radiation oncologist for the first time, we saw another patient ring this bell. At the time, it seemed like forever before Joe would be the one ringing the bell. Some days it does feel like forever ago that things were 'normal,' but some days it feels like these past few weeks have flown by.
Joe is anxious to start his next round of treatment. We are praying that it is an effective regimen and that the side effects are minimal.
-Jess
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