We left the apartment at 7:15 this morning for radiation and were back by 9:30. They were running late today--we forgot to check the machine's website or we would have known that--so hopefully we can shave some time off future visits, at least on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Our next challenge is becoming food. Ernie's taste buds were already desensitized by the chemo but the radiation is now taking its toll as well. Almost nothing has any flavor anymore. We did an experiment at breakfast this morning to see what he could taste and found three things: blueberry almond oatmeal with flax (thank you Kathy Fackelman!), rye bread (thank you Dennis Gehr) and onions, which I put in his eggs. The common thread seems to be strong flavors. We are making a foray to the big supermarket this afternoon to stock up on Ensure and Instant Breakfast, which we are told will become staples in Ernie's diet, and to look for more foods that might provide some flavor to his food.
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