Where to go from here?

The inevitable began to happen today, and it serves as a steadfast reminder that regardless of how I feel day in and day out, my body is being inundated with poison and there are just some things that you can't get away from.  This is one of those vanity issues that, in the long run, does not matter too much but I can't say my heart didn't break a little when it happened.  This morning, whilst engaged in the daily routine of showering and preparing for the day, I was rinsing out the shampoo from my lovely beard when I looked down to see my hands covered in hair.  That is correct, my beard is now coming out in very large amounts at the slightest tug.  Again, if this is the worst then so be it, but I really am sad to see it.  My only hope is that it is not permanent.  This is due to the radiation more than the chemo, so the left side of my face is and will be much more affected than my right.  I have already made the decision that if it starts to get very bad, I will be forced to go with either the friendly mutton chops or perhaps just a nice stand alone mustache for the remainder of my treatment.  Right now, I am in preservation mode, so I hope to maintain as little hair loss as possible but at the rate that I am losing it today, I don't know how long I can hold out.

This could be me very soon.

I took my nausea medicine all day today, and that has kept that under control.  I will still tend to get random sick feelings throughout the day and it still seems to be triggered by smells more than anything else.  The biggest issue still remains the fatigue and the tiredness all the time.  Granted it did not help that I was up way to late doing genealogy stuff, but I was still very tired today.  I got to visit with my radiation oncologist again today and that went well.  I actually like him more and more each time I have the chance to interact with him.  He does a very good job at giving the impression that he actually cares about what is going on, which helps put me at ease with everything when we are discussing the treatment.  He does think that by this time next week, I will have some worsening side effects and that I just need to stay on top of pain levels and eating.  Roger that.  
Bowen wanted to meet for lunch, so we all met at Fuddruckers for a burger, and that was a nice treat.  He had spent the morning mowing the yard for me, so he definitely earned his cheeseburger today.  Also, an unexpected surprise awaited me when I got home from work today and that was some wonderful artwork imported from San Francisco along with some cookies both produced masterfully by my youngest niece, Natalie, along with some help from her parents (thanks a bunch David and Ginny).

It's upside down, but still easy enough to interpret.