So How Does this Stuff Work?

I get a lot of people asking me how I'm doing, or what is up with my cancer, and I struggle to not get too technical. I realize that a lot of the folks I talk to don't really understand what cancer is, or how it works. I don't blame them. I didn't really know much about it myself until I was forced to learn. So I put together a few things to help folks get a little more insight into what exactly cancer is, and how I am being treated for it.

Forgive the title of this first video; I don't intend to let cancer beat me. This was just the most straight-forward video I could find about how cancer impacts the body. I am living proof that many types of cancer can be beaten, and there are ground breaking discoveries being made every day about how to treat different other types.

Radiation Therapy

Since Monday 11/9/2015 I have been receiving radiation twice a day. Radiation sounds pretty ominous. I was telling Chris the other day that when I really stop and think about it, I get this image in my head of a hot dog that has been left in the microwave too long. Gross, I know, but its just my take on the process. This video helps explain the process a little more clearly for folks who've never had the pleasure of experiencing it; and I hope that you never do.

Chemotherapy

Every 3 or 4 weeks I receive chemo; it depends on how my body is recovering from the last one. This video gives a "quick" overview of what chemo is and how they use it to attack  the cancer cells.