That’s what I shout every time I am exiting my bedroom to go put dishes in the sink or head to the bathroom. Then my parents scurry away and maintain a safe distance from me in hopes that they won’t become irradiated. (It’s a Lost in Space reference for all you young readers out there.)  Read more... (497 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Yesterday Angie and I spent the day over at The University Medical Center again… this time it was a much better experience. All of the folks we dealt with were very helpful! I’m sure she will write a more comprehensive update later, but the short story is they were able to run the second part of her iodine scan from Monday as well as a CT scan and a sonogram of her neck. They did find more remnants of the thyroid cancer in the thyroid bed, wrapped somewhat around her trachea where it would have probably been hidden by scar tissue when she was in surgery. Armed with good pictures of her neck and the tumor cells they went ahead with her treatment dose of radioactive iodine yesterday afternoon.  Read more... (300 words, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)