Scattered Thoughts . . .

As we were driving home from the hospital the other night after Sheila's first afternoon of radiation treatment, the moon appeared just over the horizon, larger than life. The moon actually appeared far larger than any 'supermoon' I've ever witnessed. The moon was so distracting that it was difficult keeping our eyes on the road. The moment we arrived home, I quickly made my way to one of my longest lenses to see if I could capture a shot or two of this moon. Only two minutes had passed but the moon was now obscured by clouds by the time I looked out our living room window. Since the moon covered so quickly by clouds I figured I should step outside and wait for some clouds to pass... hopefully, just as quickly. On the positive side, the clouds gave me a little time to choose some camera settings and get the camera set up correctly. I set up my shutter speed, my aperture, and the ISO, checked my focus settings, and then just waited for the clouds to start breaking up...

Sheila's radiation treatment began yesterday. The next two months will be exhausting for both of us but mostly for Sheila   (I need a nap already and it's only been one day of radiation treatment) . For Sheila, this daily treatment will progressively get more taxing, exhausting and painful as the radiation sears and burns through her breast and underarm. I have some photos to share, which I'll insert below, but as I sit here staring at my computer screen, I'm at a loss for words. Maybe I'll just write whatever comes to mind when I see each photo and insert that with the photos... The entrance to Radiation Oncology is kind of cool but definitely a bit ominous... it is separated from the hospital by a long corridor and, now that I see it in photos, I know exactly what will make it less ominous... This hallway needs far more artwork on the walls with spot-lights highlighting each piece of art. I despise suspended ceilings... whether in residential homes or ...

I have already written about my health crashing due to hot, humid weather over the past week but I haven't really written about the early part of the weekend. On the positive side, I think I am finally beyond this latest bout of poor health. Time will tell. Thursday, Friday and Saturday were rather lousy. Well, actually, the whole week was rather lousy but Thursday, Friday and Saturday were quite rough with some dangerously lousy health. I was overwhelmingly exhausted. I could have fallen asleep only a moment after deciding to allow myself to fall asleep at any time during the day. I was fighting staying awake all week long. This should have been my first clue that I was teetering on the brink of anaphylaxis with very low blood pressure... I didn't realize it yet though. I was having difficulty breathing at times. I often have difficulty breathing especially when the weather is hot like it was this past week so I was not associating this symptom with the fatigue. I should...