Mel is awesome and loves to celebrate small things. Her mother is like this as well and growing up with both Mel and the kids her mom use to give gifts for every small holiday or event. We use to tease her about it all the time, as she would always give the kids something small for every holiday that showed up on the calendar. Today I woke up to signs plastered all throughout the kitchen celebrating my last day of radiation. It was cute to see the signs everywhere. Initially I had only noticed them on the island but then I saw that they were located everywhere that I may have potentially gone to. It is little things like this that her and her family do that makes ordinary days seem far more special. They celebrate the small things in life and they get a lot of joy in spreading their happiness to others. On the last day of treatment everyone knows and everyone seems genuinely happy for you.
The skill levels of the radiation techs differ by so much. Some people are very quick and efficient and things are done very smoothly, while some struggle and need to make a lot more small adjustments. This week I had a student and you always expect them to a bit slower, and I am ok with that. I do not mind when there is someone new and inexperienced dealing with me as contrary to popular believe, I can be patient with them and understand that they make mistakes. They will never get better if they do not get the hands on experience. I had built up a much better rapport with my previous people though as I had several them the first time through this experience. The people this time had freezing cold hands and every time they touched me it was a bit painful as it caused my body to constrict. Even now hours later, I can still feel where I was cut open because I kept on involuntarily constricting my abdomen whenever she touched me. It does not feel very pleasant at all.
Today seems to be a much better day. I had eaten prior to going to the appointment and when I return I normally have a coffee. Today I decided to have a lemon tea instead of a coffee and then I proceeded to eat my breakfast. Everything seems to be sitting quite well. Last night I had thrown up again and it was 100% my fault. One of the rules is that I can not drink at least 30 minutes before or after I have eaten. I need to allow time for the food to digest and not to overload myself too much. Foolish me would think that I have learned by now. Spolier alert. I have not and ended up drinking something almost immediately afterwards. I was under the false impression that I did not eat too much and that I could handle it. Mel was not too impressed when I proceeded to vomit. Today is a much better day and I am taking my time to eat, making sure that I take small portions at a time. That being said I think that I am still a bit foolish and need to make sure that I take my pills. I spoke too soon and took my pills too late and ended up throwing up this morning. I do not feel awesome at the moment so I am going to go lie down.
Mel warned me to not be foolish quite a few times, but alas I think that I am doing well and I push myself. The effects of the radiation will linger for another 2 weeks, but me in my foolishness try and push things. I should know that I have nausea and should plan accordingly, but in my haste to increase my weight i try and eat more. It does not seem to work when I go a bit too much. It has been twice now in two days where I push a bit too much and end up worse off. Tomorrow I will be better.
Quoc Hao