Day 24 (64.9%)

Today was one of those easy days to select a song, because of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young’s 1974 Déjà Vu album. It is not the most upbeat of songs but it does feature today's treatment number. 

4 + 20

Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life,

The son of a woman and a man who lived in strife.

He was tired of being poor,

And he wasn't into selling door to door,

And he worked like the devil to be more.

A different kind of poverty now upsets me so

Night after sleepless night, I walk the floor

And I want to know- why am I so alone?

Where is my woman can I bring her home?

Have I driven her away? Is she gone?

Morning comes to sunrise and I'm driven to my bed.

I see that it is empty and there's devils in my head

I embrace the many-colored beast,

I grow weary of the torment, can there be no peace?

And I find myself just wishing that my life would simply cease.

I even have a CSNY t-shirt from their 2000 tour!

Four and Twenty (Stephen Stills)

Next Monday is the last day of the first phase of my radiation therapy. The “cone down,” during which the radiation is more specifically focused at the precise area where the tumors were found, begins with next Tuesday’s treatment. I believe this means that some of the more annoying side effects of the radiation will be alleviated.

Have a great weekend!

Love,

Rebecca