Treatment is proceeding as the doctors had predicted. The right side of her head, where the tumor was and where the radiation is aimed, is noticeably warmer than the other side, and is somewhat swollen. The hair on that side started to fall out at the weekend. Meg was cheered on by both these events, noting that they proved that the radiation was doing its job. She's definitely somewhat tired: goes to bed early, sometimes takes a nap, but nothing more than that. She reports little appetite, but still manages to eat OK. This coming Thursday she'll be half way through her course of 33 radiation treatments. The first IV infusion for the clinical trial will be on Wednesday.This Saturday we went to the University Farmers' Market, where we met colleague Elizabeth Greene. We strolled together around Cowen and Ravenna Parks, an interestingly wild ravine in the middle of Seattle, which we'd been vaguely aware of, but had never really explored before. From there to Cedars Restaurant, where Elizabeth took a picture to prove that I (Andrew, normally behind the lens) do in fact exist. After bidding farewell to Elizabeth we went off in search of organizers for the new freezer (successful, more about that soon) and for cloth for Meg to make hats (fabric choices not great, she's ordered more Buffs to hide the balding side of her head).
Sunday saw us doing domestic chores, then going off to a performance by the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, the community orchestra that Meg has played her clarinet in for many years. She's not tried her clarinet out since the surgery, but did play a recorder for a while at the weekend: less strenuous to blow than a clarinet.
Next week brings..... more of the same!
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