Well\u2026T and I, along with friends Rachel and Joel, had P!nk tickets at Fenway Park last night. They were on the field right in front of the stage. And Pat Benatar was one of her opening acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPostpone??!! But you have cancer!\u201d you might say, aghast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSo fucking what?\u201d I would reply in my best New York accent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A day won\u2019t make a difference in my treatment parameters, and the day gave me another bit of joy in the life I share with my soul mate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yeah. This is my second bout of cancer. Boo-hoo. That sort of thinking is so incredibly boring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All the diagnosis does is make me realize how limited our time is here on our giant rock hurtling through space. I might as well enjoy the time I have left\u2014and as long as my enjoyment doesn\u2019t hurt anyone, I\u2019ll repeat: so fucking what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The concert last night was a blast. This old body of mine hasn\u2019t danced so much in a long time. P!nk was amazing\u2014how the hell she can do all those acrobatics while singing is beyond me. She is a kind, goofy, and amazingly talented performer\u2014and Tina and I had an amazing time at her show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love her music\u2014it\u2019s fun, political, feminist, and a delight to behold\u2014and her backup singers, band, and dancers all hit their marks. But what sold me on the field-level seats wasn\u2019t just P!nk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A three-time grandmother whom I haven\u2019t seen in concert since the 80\u2019s was up first. Rock-n-roll hall of famer Pat Benatar hit the stage before P!nk. I\u2019ve said before that my first crush was Olivia Newton-John. My first fantasy girl, though, was Pat Benatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me tell you\u2026that 70-year-old rocker still has it. And while my vocal cords no longer allowed me to sing, I could still remember every word to every song she performed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In my mind, I was transported to the early \u201980s\u2026hell, I could almost smell the pungent, ozone-destroying scent of hair spray again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a night I\u2019ll never forget, in the company of good friends, amazing music, laughter, and a giddy happiness that was worth postponing my treatment for a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So. Back to the title of this blog post: DF tx 1 -200 to PTV_6600<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That popped up on my phone as we were heading home from the concert at about midnight last night. It stands for \u201cDana-Farber treatment number 1 with my proton radiation dosing \/absorption in centigrays.\u201d In other words, my iPhone was reminding me of the start of my six-and-a-half weeks of hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m ready. As P!nk says: \u201cLet\u2019s get this part started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have a lot more life to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peace, love, and hair grease. -RBW<\/p>\n\n\n\n What the hell does that mean? I\u2019ll get to that in a minute. 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