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In this Mosaic, medical staff in the USSR direct x-rays on Cancer (the crab). |
Hi, Tracy.
Today I got my second lupron shot. Lupron is the big time hormone blocker. All the while I've been crediting bicalutimide for those wonderful hot flashes and night sweats, which have been diminishing. On my Wednesday consult I found out that the reason for the tapering off was that the lupron shot I received at the first of this process was the heavy hitter, to which the bicalutimide takes a back seat. I learned the lupron was probably wearing off, and it was time for a second shot. Well, today I received my second lupron injection, which goes in the hip and makes the leg a little stiff for a day or so. I can hardly wait for the renewed vigor of my night sweats.
Incidentally, I recently remembered and retrieved the photo at the top of this post, which I shot in 1972 when your Mom and I were traveling through what was then the Soviet Union. Someplace along the route we came across a building that we realized was a facility that used radiation to treat cancer. I don't recall trying to make out any wording on the facility, but the symbology of the Mosaic in front of the building gradually sunk in.
At that time, the Soviet Union was characterized by pretty unimaginative art that followed standard themes. This particular creation was remarkable for its styling, its departure from standard Soviet art, and the powerful message it conveyed. The Russians had lived under what was close to feudalism 70 years earlier and they still were pretty primitive. But they got some things right. There were book stores everywhere; they had the best ice cream and bread I had ever eaten. And they put a lot of effort into health care. They had come a long way.
Love,
Dad
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