I spent last week following up on Dr Troons request that the radiotherapy be started urgently. Apparently urgently has a different meaning to that which I have been taught. On Saturday my GP friend said don't panic it will all happen and a few days here or there is not important. He is probably correct but I still want it all to proceed at a much faster pace and, after all, it is my wife at the business end of all this.

Anyway we finally got to see Dr Chee, the radiotherapy man, at 4 pm today and started the ball rolling, he agrees that speed is of the essence! Obviously I need medical school training to understand this 'speed' thing. He made up an instruction sheet for his girls, we went and saw them but they couldn't finish it off and give us our simulation appointment because he had not entered it to his computer yet. He did however waive his fee as we are already patients at Genesis. Once the simulation is done and the appropriate aiming marks are carved into Elaines body they will make up a mask for her head. This mask is to keep her head still while they bombard the back of her skull and this can take 7 days for the manufacture thereof.

So all being well we will start radiotherapy next week. In the meantime Elaine has considerable pain and the extensive medication being administered by yours truly is having a limited effect. Lucky she is a bit of of a toughie.