Today marks Jude’s 17th of 33 treatments, so we are over 1/2 way done with his radiation treatment. His hair is falling out like crazy. I can now place my entire hand in his bald spot at the back of his head. It is very crazy looking bald spot — it actually looks exactly like …
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Jude Meets Jude, and Other Stories
Just when I get bummed because one of Jude’s favorite friends here leaves, another new friend arrives. Jude’s latest friend is Jude, a 9 year old boy with an inoperable brain tumor. My Jude was really surprised to learn that the new boy was named Jude and said, “I thought I was the only person …
My Baldy Boy
As of tomorrow, we’ll be past the halfway point in Jude’s radiation treatment. His hair is really falling out now and he has a large bald spot on the back crown area of his head. His head l0oks like that of an old man. The proton center told us early on about this hair salon …
Jude: Is tomorrow the day my port falls out?
Poor Jude is so accustomed to his port access falling off mid-week that he just asked us, “Is tomorrow the day my port falls out?” We said something like, “Yes, your port access usually falls out on Thursday and they take it on Friday.” Then, as if he was trying to fulfill a prophecy, Jude …
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Hair Loss
They woke Jude up again after treatment #15Â today, which was a big bummer since he could have used some more sleep. I had to carry him out of there since he was still too tired to walk. I noticed when I picked him up from the bed that he left a small pile of hair …