Conan's sinuses have been pretty bad this week. Yesterday and today during radiation, he moved, so the treatment halted. The radiation is very carefully aimed to minimize damage to the healthy cells. Getting him situated takes 10 to 20 minutes before treatment starts, so if he moves, it takes 10 minutes to reposition, and then the treatment continues. The radiation lasts for 10 minutes. If it stops, it restarts where it left off.
He is now on antibiotics for a sinus infection, so hopefully tomorrow will go better.
And by my calculations radiation is half over!
The route to the hospital has changed (and may have to change again) because of road closures due to Iowa City flooding, but the hospital is on top of the hill and is dry.
So, while we continue to pray for Conan's strength to defeat his tumor, let's also remember the many victims of this spring's thunderstorms and the battles they are fighting.
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