Radiation day 1

For my first official radiation treatment I arrived on time (!) as now I have the maze all mapped out. Believe it or not, I have written down the step-by-step instructions of how to get to and from the den of the "purple machine" and there are at least 11 points.

I waved my purple admission card and within 20 minutes was on the gurney. The procedure itself takes about twenty minutes of timed "breathe in - hold - breathe out" instructions by the nurse and buzzing sounds. All that holding your breath is crucial so that the protons don't burn through my heart valves or seriously damage my lungs. 

I am working on trying to treat this as a guided meditation... Covering my eyes to avoid the red beams helps.