Why have a blog?

This is my first blog posting and I thought that I would take a moment and let people know why I am having a blog. I guess the main reason is that I will be getting treatment for cancer in the next 8 weeks or so and there will be a lot of information and questions that people may have. My oncologist said that one of the main side effects of the treatment will be fatigue. This means that mid afternoon naps are allowed. (Yippeee!) Another side effect from the treatments could be nausea. Bummers on that one.

At the same time as the side effects kick in I am sure that family and friends will also be wanting to communicate even more thus the blog. This is a way that people can keep up to date with what is going on without having to repeat the same stuff multiple times. That will let me focus on what I need to focus on without worry about leaving anyone out of the loop. Of course I could have used e-mail for the same thing but you have to admit a blog is more fun.

So that is the main reason I created this blog. The second reason is that it provides me a place to keep track of my thoughts as I go through the process. The first few entries will bring people up to speed on how I got here and what is up for the next week or so then once treatment starts I can let people know how that is going.