Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Cancer Treatment Centers of America - Day 1

As some of you might know, Christopher and I have traveled up to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa to see what other treatments might be out there. (Thank you Mom for taking care of Ethan for us!)

I thought you all might like to hear what fun and exciting things we are doing.

Day One:

This was a travel day and honestly I hope this is not a preview of what we have in store for us. We boarded the plane and then sat there for an hour and a half while they fixed the mechanical issue the plane was having. Once we took off the couple next to us had a 6-month-old who thought he would vocalize to the plane how he didn't like the flight. An hour and some Motrin later we landed.

The treatment center has put us up in a nice hotel that has a Sleep Number bed - however, we will not be buying one of those in the near future. I think with missing Ethan, a strange city and not being our bed, we didn't really sleep very well.

The best way to discribe Cancer Treatments Centers of America (CTCA) is like a Disney World for Cancer patients. When you arrive in the morning there is a woman there to greet you and give you a big hug - which for those of us that personal space issues it's a little unnerving.

If you want to go any where they have several towncars that will take you to the local mall, Target or Walmart. (We are quickly learning those schedules).

There is a cafiteria here that has 90% organic foods, which makes me wonder if there is a link to processed food and cancer? Or at least to the free radicals that they claim to start cancer.

Other than that there is not much to report. I'll try to post what we are did today, since today is day we get to meet with the doctors.

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.

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