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Counting Forward

So in the end, I failed chemo, or rather, chemo failed me

O

ne lump

Two centimeters wide

Three specialists’ opinions

Four chemo series

Five weeks of radiation

Six appointments with the oncologist

Seven with the radiologist

Eight hairs left on my head

Nine days of a monster radiation burn

Ten fingernails that are dry, discolored, cracked, and split

Except for a diet or two, I’ve never quit anything in my life. When the oncologist said he thought I shouldn’t continue with this part of the protocol because of the severe toxicity I was experiencing (upscale word for side effects), I was both surprised and (almost) relieved.

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