Back to Work and "Pete's Mask" - March 15, 2010

Pete went in to work today. The rest of his schedule includes tomorrow (Tuesday), Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Wednesday he'll be off and we'll be going to the radiology oncologist to get the results of his latest brain MRI and he'll also have his CT scan to assess his lung mets. I don't know when we'll be getting those results, but we'll have to see the medical (chemo) oncologists for them.

Speaking of his brain MRI and going back to his radiation therapy, I finally got around to taking some pictures of Pete's "mask" that I had mentioned in a previous blog (2 Down, 3 to Go - Friday, Jan 22, 2010).
It was made by taking a flat, U-shaped frame that surrounded what appeared to be plastic material full of holes. Reminded me of a tennis racket, but the holes were smaller. The device was heated, placed over Pete's face, and the technician pushed down on the frame clamping it to the table Pete's head was resting on. As it cooled it hardened. It conformed very tightly to Pete's facial features and though it's quite thin and light, the material is very strong and rigid.