Rock Bottom -- Or, It Can Only Get Better From Here

Last Radiation treatment today....yeah! No more daily trips to West Chester, OH for treatment....except I'm on a daily IV Hydration schedule through the end of the week, minimum. See, my throat is so pained and swollen that even drinking water / Sprite is a chore, so they give me IV Fluids and all I really have to worry about swallowing is the 40 oz or so per day of Boost, Muscle Milk and Carnation Instant. Now that it is no longer "getting worse" -- they are saying it will start to actually get better in a week or two...but not before. So, I'm stuck at pretty much "rock bottom" here for a week or so. And it is rock bottom, which is why there have been no blog updates. I am relying heavily on pharmaceuticals to get through the day and most especially the night. So, we're still counting the days....but we're now "counting up" and with no specific number in mind other than a "week or two". Please keep praying if you have been....I've been praying too, especially in those dark hours between sleep over night, when I'm too tired to get up and try to do something but not tired enough to fall back asleep (or maybe too tired to even sleep). Love you all -- thanks for all the cards, too! Rich 145 lbs now, in case you wondered