Christmas is almost here and I\u2019m about halfway through my Radiation treatment. I\u2019m going to get a second dose of radioactive iodine for the thyroid cancer, which will happen in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mostly I\u2019m comfortable and thinking about Christmas. I am happy to be with my family, and looking forward to seeing my family\u2019s faces when they open the presents I carefully chose for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And driving over every day to get zapped. This will last until the middle of January. I have been telling the medical people I want the kind of radiation that gives me superpowers. Radiation has been around for a long time but it became a topic of popular discussion around World War 2. Remember the Bomb that everyone was racing to perfect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The war was scary. The Bomb and the governments that controlled it were new horizons of horrifying\u2014the stuff of nightmares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Comic book creators took the concept and used it. What is this super powerful radiation people are talking about? It sound complicated and scary. Ok. Who cares about that part? Let\u2019s focus on the part that\u2019s powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everybody wants this radiation for its power! A new generation of superheroes were spawned. Superman\u2014that fossil!\u2014was from outer space. But the power of radiation is still making superheroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I plan to hitch my wagon to that powerful energy. It is fun to say I want the kind of radiation that give me powers. And the part of me knows I can\u2019t really say that\u2019s true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want it to be true. I remember the TV Show The Greatest American Hero<\/em> who had a superhero (old school alien powers, not radiation) that consisted of a super cape and an owner\u2019s manual that got lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His powers were real and impressive. He just didn\u2019t know how to use them yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My superpowers are coming to me in the same way. I\u2019m beign broken down and rebuilt with the power to carry own and have more adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can I be bigger, faster, stronger than before? That\u2019s not how I feel right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But can I be? Absolutely! There is no question that I CAN. I have to practice and earn it. I can undergo this treatment, use it to kill the cancer and then earn my superpowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The comicbooks were right. Anything scary can be turned into a superpower with practice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Christmas is almost here and I\u2019m about halfway through my Radiation treatment. I\u2019m going to get a second dose of radioactive iodine for the thyroid cancer, which will happen in February. Mostly I\u2019m comfortable and thinking about Christmas. I am … Continue reading