A, B, A, B Start

We arrived early to radiation. It was sunny and hot. 8 AM and it’s this hot out. It’s going to be a brutal summer. Just keep the rain away while I’m out, please. Traffic was a breeze. Riding in Rooster was awesome. I got a couple of Jeep Waves on the way. I love the community of driving and owning a Jeep. We get ducked also. I’ve not been a witness to the ducking, but I see the results on my dash.

We arrive, and the valet lady is there. When she sees our Jeep, she automatically checks us in and gets me a wheelchair. We then head in. They were using an alternate check-in desk after the fire. Today was back to normal. They call my wife a feisty redhead. The receptionists love her. While waiting for the tech to bring us back, you see your waiting room friends—people who are also there for treatment and their caregivers. This older lady saw me and waved. Her husband is there for treatment. She said to him, “There’s our friend.” I wave and smile. This man is nice. He asked me what I was in for, what type of cancer I have, etc. He called me “son.” He said I was too young to be going through this. I said cancer knows no age. We are here.

The tech comes out and takes a few people before me as they’re scheduled. One patient’s appointment was moved without his knowledge. They pushed him to 7:30 AM. It was 8:25 at this point. Poor guy. He was older and probably couldn’t navigate his patient portal. They were giving him the business because he was late. I wanted to stick up for him, but I held station.

Finally, it was my turn. The tech brings me back, loads me up on the table, and snaps me in with the mask. They pull me up, down, left, and right. I say “A, B, A, B, Start,” and my tech laughs. Old Nintendo cheat code reference. Zapping commences and is quick. Once I hear the buzzing of the machine, I know I have about 90 seconds left of the treatment.

Today I’m feeling nostalgic, so I am going to have a TNG day. I started with a favorite episode of mine called “Sins of the Father.” Worf is brought back to the homeworld Kronos to defend his father’s actions at Khitomer. Being accused of treason, Mogh supposedly gave the Romulans defense access codes. This was not so.

Thank you for stopping by!
~Bruce