Part 45

Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:37:14 -0800 (PST)
From: "Michael Gan"
Subject: Chronicles of Michael Gan Part 45
To: "Alicia Yeap", "Angie Chua", "BK", "Dennis Gan", “Emily Wong", "Frank Liang", "Ho Wai Chun", "Iris Ho”, "Jimmy Lim", "JO GAN", "Kevin Soo", "Leslie Chong", "Lim Kian Soon", "Pastor Mark", "Yee Mei"
CC: "Dorothy", "Eric Ng", "Florence", "Henry Foo", "Jesvinderjit", "Joey Phua Guat Choo", "Julie Gan", "Kah", "Lau Mun", "Tiger", "Yeap Chong Boon", "Annie Chai/Ikea_kl", "WJ Chan", "Syven Chee Shok Ching", "Emily Wong", "Wong Fe Lian", "Suzanne Tan Saw Hiean", inania, "Tan Yap Khim", "jim_kow", "Jeffery Lim", "Lye Pei Ling", "Agnes Rajamanny A/P Mariampill", "Ngo Kwai Meng", mtanch, "Nancy Peng", "Angie Ng", "Josephine Ong", "Owen Ang Heng Oon”, pek-mei.yoon, phingwc, "Joyce Tham", wlchan

Dearest buddies,

Gong Xi Gong Xi Fa Cai to all of u. I'll be going back to my grandma house on 15/02/07 after my 30th radiation. My next treatment will continue on 26/02/07 till 03/03/07 (completion of my radiation), Dr Mellor did not indicate when I will continue the chemotherapy (maybe after the radiation).

I'm a bit weak now as I 'm not able to consume any solid food, can only go for specialised milk powder, and prune extract plus protein, juices, blended porridge with potatoes and water.

I also attached a picture of me prior to the radiation.

Well, come to think of it I had went thru 25th times of radiation and the experience is that I feel nothing during the treatment, the effect is after the treatment ie. lost of saliva, inflammation in the mouth and throat where I will feel the pain even by drinking water. The worst so far is the day that I got hospitalized because of nose bleeding (non-stop), I had to consume morphine liquid to assist me to sleep (I took for about 1 week). Now I don't take as the pain is bearable.

Hopefully I'll be able to consume solid food during CNY.

Cheers.
Michael Gan
My comment: Even when I am down, I still put on my smiling face.