by Charity Singleton Craig | Nov 3, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I walked out of work to head to my 23rd radiation appointment with more pep in my step than usual. For the past several days, the side effects of radiation have increased; nausea makes it harder for me to eat, fatigue makes it harder for me to stay active, intestinal...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 26, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I walk into the radiation waiting room, and there are more people than usual for this time of day. A young man sits by himself, looking more like a family member than a cancer patient. A man and a woman sit together talking, though apparently they are not a couple. An...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 19, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I am tired. I was laying on the table this afternoon as the radiation technicians tried to get my position confirmed. They were taking longer than usual, and since I was so tired, I closed my eyes. As I felt myself near dozing, I imagined what would happen to my arms...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 13, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
One of these days, I’d like to climb up on the radiation table and lay down in the right position all on my own. But from the moment I lay my head back on the hard rubber cradle, the lights dim, the green laser beams illuminate, and the radiation technicians...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 10, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I walk into the radiation room day after day, slipping behind the divider to remove my shoes and pants without being told. The towel they give me to cover myself seems large enough most days, when all of the technicians are women. But today, a man has come to get me,...
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