Radiation final run

Turns out, before the radiation treatment begins, there's this "final run" stage. So here I am at Dana Farber in Boston, ready to take on the real deal with the mighty "purple" machine.

First things first, they don't make it a walk in the park to find this place. There are countless radiation oncology departments scattered across Boston buildings, and some are even hidden within a maze of interconnected structures. I felt like a character straight out of the Maze Runner series, starting off in the basement of L2 for oncology radiation, diligently arriving on time, only to be told that I'm in the wrong building. Now, the mission is to ascend to the main floor, hop on another L or M elevator, navigate two internal bridges, undergo Covid screening (because, naturally, one of the buildings in this monstrous complex still requires it), descend yet another bridge/corridor, ride down the P2 elevator, cross the Yakey building connector, and finally reach the promised land. And all they had to say was, "Just ask for the 'purple machine' if you need directions."

Well, as you can imagine, no one had a clue about the purple machine. It took every ounce of my agility and problem-solving skills to conquer the challenge within a mere 15 minutes. I triumphed over the maze!

Now, the actual radiation trial wasn't too different from the measuring day, except for the fact that I had to shield my eyes from the never-ending flashes with a towel. That's right, I became a master at fending off those blinding bursts of light.