It's a snowy day out and were just chillin!!!

OK, here I sit on a very snowy day out, were watching a video and just plain chillin! Shanna was supposed to lifeguard at the YMCA today, and they closed so she is home. Felicia and I went out earlier to shovel the drive, my wonderful neighbor Dick came with his snow blower and did it all. Thank you and may God bless you, hope you drank some hot cocoa as Felicia suggested? I know that we all will be out later to do it all over again! I took a walk out to the back of the yard where we have a picnic table that had not been put away and measured the snow at approximately 12:30 we had 8 inches of the white stuff and it is still coming down. Felicia, Tommy, and Rae all got hot cocoa with their lunch. They will be going out soon to play and have fun in the snow. I see a sledding trip in their future.
Now down to the visit with the Radiation doc. on New Years Eve. That visit was not such a good visit. Dr. Simmons is nice and very understanding and very infomative. He wanted to examine Daves throat but the numbing medication that he used did not work on Dave. That did not go over well with Dave and he refused the exam. Dave can have a very nasty temper and he let the dr. know it. Dr. Simmons did not know what to say or do, he told us he has never had this problem before and that is the usual stuff they use. Dr. Simmons is going to have to get something else if he wants to do the examination.
We got through that problem and were able to discuss the radiation treatment and when it should begin. There again laid another problem, Dave has to have 4 teeth removed so off to the dentist he goes. Dr. Simmons got his appt. moved up for the extraction, Dave got there and did not have the teeth removed and rescheduled the extractions for a week later. He told the dentist we couldn't pay for it. We are getting help from his family to help with the cost of this, but Dave is worrying over it. When all this is done he will have to have 7 teeth put into his upper and lower partials. That is another cost of about $1300 to do, which he will need his teeth before treatment and during his early treatment. The dentist did explain to him that it will become difficult for him to wear them during the radiation treatments. This also means that his treatments will probably not begin till mid February.
Dr. Simmons told us that the first couple weeks of treatment will be ok, but as the teatments go on, it will be rough. Daves neck is going to get burned, like the worst sun burn you have ever had. I do believe they give a lotion to help with the burn. His mouth is going to change, saliva will not be made like it is now. Then there is the swallowing, Dave will have to swallow, swallow, swallow, to keep that reflex in shape. Swallowing could become difficult, his diet will change, no meat, I could see that didn't set well with him. He will also have to have a feeding tube at some point if he starts losing weight. I hope that when all of this is over that he will be able to eat like he does now. My husband loves to eat, especially meat and potatoes with gravy.
I certainly hope that I got this information as close to right as I can. I did not have my notes to go by this time. I'm waiting on them and will add or make any corecctions. My sister in law Roseann who lives in WI went to the dr. with us that day. Her oldest son joined the Navy and graduated from boot camp the first of January and she had to be there. I know how proud she is of him as we are to. If I have left anything out let me know. May God bless you all and thank you for listening. We love you all.