Warrior Pose by Brad Willis

Author:Brad Willis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BenBella Books, Inc.

Radiation Treatment, October 1998.

I’m placed under the giant microscope twice a week. The radiation treatments remain painless, but the side effects are miserable. They give me profound fatigue. My lips are swollen, dried, and cracked, like parched mud. My thyroid gland has been destroyed, which means I have another pharmaceutical medication to take so my body maintains its normal flow of hormones that the thyroid regulates.

My throat feels like burnt toast. Bleeding sores fill my mouth and most of my salivary function has been permanently damaged by the photons. My taste buds have met a similar fate, and my throat is so swollen and inflamed I can’t eat regular food and have to drink nourishment through a straw. Dr. Chasan has recommended Slim-Fast smoothies that are used to provide essential nutrients during weight loss programs. They taste terrible to me. If only there were a blended steak and potatoes drink on the market, maybe with a hint of red wine.

Far worse than the Slim-Fast smoothies are the appointments with Dr. Chasan, who continues to periodically force the tube-cam up my nostril and down into my throat, looking for suspect cells, which would appear as black splotches on the bright red lining of my larynx. This procedure remains an inconceivable violation and I loathe entering her office.

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