#112 - Don't Like Missed Opportunities

Good-Bye Halloween

Halloween is over and I might never have such good costume opportunities, again. There were so many bald men I could have pulled off.

​And Women

Bette Davis and Kristin Wiig have played some nice high-forehead-characters, that I could have had some fun with.  But I wasn't invited to any costume parties this year.  And besides I had a lot to do on Halloween.

Vote and Buy Candy

i got slightly in the spirit, looking like a Pumpkin Head, when I early voted at the grocery store.

Carving Chores

I had to carve the Jack-0-Lantern and get it out on the porch. Then I geared up for my 3rd Radiation. What should I wear?  It's Halloween after all.  

Radiation Fun

It was a little frustrating not dressing up. After all, Don and I dressed up for chemo days. But I knew I was going to be wearing a drab hospital gown, so it was hardly worth the effort. 

I did wear my pumpkin head scarf, which they made me remove, before my treatment. I opened my eyes and watched the machine's "head" move over me.  It was decorated with orange pumpkin lights.  Quite festive!

Then I thanked my 2 technicians who were dressed in matching tutus and I headed off to the dressing room. Oops! I forgot my scarf!  "Hi!"  I waved with an embarrassed grin to the man seated next in line, wearing his gown.  I reached up with my hand, to see if I had indeed walked into the waiting area with my bald head. All I could do was laugh. We'll all in gowns, after all!

Home

At home, Don was making chili and the evening was balmy for trick-or-treaters. I was so happy to be feeling good.  My cold was gone and my chemo symptoms have pretty much disappeared... except for numb toes.

I was ready to answer the door to the kiddos. We only had 9, but that's okay. The chili was good and we caught an old Vincent Price thriller on TV.