Small Delay

Mary Jo had a break from radiation treatments yesterday because the machine had broken down. The engineers and staff got the machine back online in the early afternoon but Mary Jo was not able to do a last minute reschedule to accommodate because she was at the zoo with Laura and Campbell. This unexpected delay will result in Mary Jo’s last and final radiation treatment, which was scheduled for Thursday, to be postponed until next Monday, April 5th because the Ridges Radiation Center will be closed in observance of Good Friday.

Mary Jo is feeling better every day. She is in the last phase of radiation treatments called the Booster Phase which pinpoint targets the pre op site of the cancer tumors and the incisions from the double mastectomy. The surface skin that is exposed to the radiation during the treatments is doing well. Mary Jo continues to use the prescribed topical creams and gels to minimize the burning, redness and tightness (much like bad sunburn) that she is experiencing. These temporary side effects are expected to diminish after the treatments have concluded.