Radiation - Day 1-MIRACLE 13

Hi Everyone,

Randy had his first radiation treatment today. All in all things went very well. His actual radiation time is about 20-25 minutes (not including wait time etc).. We also met with the nurse, physicians assistant, and doctor which took up more time (that will be typical on Mondays - and Wednesday next week).

For the most part Randy is feeling pretty good. He is rather tired (he's been sleeping for the better part of the afternoon) and has a headache. It is hard to tell at this point if these things are symptomatic of radiation or if it is just a coincidence. He did have to wake up early this morning because he had physical therapy at 8:30 a.m. - plus we did have a little scheduling glitch with the radiation center today....read on.

When Randy finished up treatment today we were told that they would not be able to give us the appt. time we had requested b/c they did not treat patients during that time frame unless it was for a new appt. Well, I informed them that I was not happy because I was told originally that my request should not be a problem. Let's just say that by the time I started to explain my frustrations to the nurse I was in tears. I think the very thought of having to pack Joshua up everyday at his nap time just about did me in along with the frustrations of having gone through the trouble of setting this up in advance so we wouldn't have this problem....it all just overwhelmed me. Let's just say, we were a bit stressed out, but God is so much bigger than scheduling conflicts - and He cares so much about us that He just worked it all out. The nurse and doctor talked things over with me and they were able to give us an 11:00 am standing appointment...PRAISE GOD...we are naming this one...MIRACLE NUMBER 13...He cares about the small stuff that seems so big to us!!!!!

So, things are moving along. It will be a long 6 weeks (although my goal is to have my thank you cards done by next week), but we are certain that God will continue to hold our hand through the big and the little things that come up. We continue to learn that leaning on Him is the only way to stay sane amongst the trials of life :-)

Have an incredible day.....
Much Love,
Randy and Rachel