It is summer and
I’m going through radiation with the instructions to stay inside from 10am-3pm
whenever possible, stay in the shade, cover up (the lower half of my neck,
right shoulder and chest area), stay out of the water, and apply lots of
sunscreen. Did I mention it’s
summer? Oh yeah, I did. I also have two little kids who love to be
outside ALL day long. I have always been
very good about protecting my skin with sunscreen, but the above guidelines
have been challenging to abide by. I
half-jokingly made an earlier comment about buying dickie turtlenecks to ensure
the appropriate coverage but I may have found a more “stylish” option. I know, I know. You’re wondering what’s more stylish than a
dickie. I didn’t think one existed
either. However, I have decided to use
all the scarves that were previously used to cover my bald head to now cover my
sensitive radiated skin. So, I walk
around wearing a scarf in the hot summer weather as if it’s the most normal
thing in the world. On occasion I will
try to sneak out of the house without coverage (other than sunscreen) and Jeff
will remind me that I do not want to do anything to jeopardize my timeline. So I dramatically fling my scarf around my
neck and head outdoors in the heat careful not
to soak up the summer sun.
Looking
on the Bright Side…Radiation treatments have been extremely uneventful, which
is exactly how I like it to be.
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