Wednesday was a big day for Alison, as she met with the medical and radiation oncologists. Today she is fitted for her mask; to receive the exact and precise radiation therapy beams, a patient has a mold of her face made so that she can place her face into it and hold still in the exact position in space to map to computer's coordinates of where to send the radiation beams (if that makes sense). We'll find out from Kirk for certain, but my understanding from him is that her staples come out on Monday and the actual radiation therapy (RT) starts on Monday just as soon as those staples are out.
A bright spot and a blessing: a woman that Alison went to nursing school with went on to become a nurse practitioner and works in the medical oncologist's office! These two like each other a lot, and Alison speaks highly of her skills and kindness. Talk about a good place to have access to an "inside (wo)man"! Alison cherishes her networks of fabulous people, and of course, you all know that she is a person that everyone wants to stay connected with. So yay for this newest "kismet", coincidence, Kurt Vonnegut's "karass" (remember that? I had to Google it to get the term back - a group of people who are working together, often unknowingly, to do good) - you are all in Alison's 'karass'.
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