Day 17 - My Route

August 2

I don't think I have ever shared a picture of my driving path to and from treatment. If I have, sorry. I'm too lazy to go look.

Tangent (that isn't a tangent): If I was to read a 200-page book, I would much rather read forty 5-page chapters than five 40-page chapters. With shorter chapters, I feel like I'm clipping along and making progress. With long chapters, I get distracted and flip ahead to see where the end is (you know you do this too!)

Why tell you that? Normally when I drive any kind of distance, I think of it as a series of shorter chunks. For me, that helps the time fly by because I feel like I'm always making progress.

For my drive to the clinic, I actually have not done this. In fact, I treat the drive in the same way I have cancer. It's there. It's something I have to do. But, I don't focus on it. I sort of "zone out." The round trip of sixty-six miles just happens. My brain is alert for driving but is shut down otherwise.

Oh, and I got buzzed today...usual radiation appointment. Nothing remarkable to note other than the cute radiation therapist has been absent for two days. They should do something about that. LOL