Captain's Log - Stardate 1117.12

The Enterprise has passed through Sector 1 of the Galaxy Cancer and has encounter some turbulence in Sector 2.  In Sector 2, aliens briefly abducted her body and made some alterations to her physical and mental makeup.  Since her abduction she has been wearing a very tight fitting white bra that snaps and zips in the front.  It conceals two silver sponges made of antimicrobial material that cover the areas of alien experimentation.  All of that is covered in a clear adhesive material that is pressed tightly to the skin of her chest.  On either side of her chest they have inserted tow tubes, totally four tubes.  The tubes transport blood and lymphatic fluids from under the clear dressing and deposit them into four clear colored receptacles that resemble grenades.  The grenades are pinned to the bra and are collapsed so as to utilize the power of negative pressure to draw the fluids out of her body.  The aliens intend to assess the amount of fluids that are extracted from her body over the next several weeks.  The aliens also inserted two tubes into her back through which non-narcotic fluid flows directly into her spine.  There are two dials that allow Commander Cathy and the crew of the Enterprise to adjust the rate of flow of this non-narcotic fluid.

The aliens seem to feel some remorse regard the non-narcotic nature of the fluid flowing into her back.  Therefore, they have placed her on a regimen of Percocet and Valium that have assured that they may continuously control her mind.  Commander Cathy and I have had a collaborative relationship with regard to commanding the Starship Enterprise over the last 15 years.  The substances the aliens have placed in the Commander's body have made collaborative command of the ship difficult.  On many occasions our conversations regarding care of the crew and battle plans have been repeated, with Commander Cathy having no recollection of our previous conversations.  This has put a strain on the ship, but control is adjusting - I just have to remember that the Commander may or may not remember our plans.

While Sector 1 of the Galaxy Cancer left Commander Cathy with no hair on her scalp, only a few dozen eyebrow hairs, and eyelashes numbering in the single digits, Sector 2 has brought on the growth of many short, soft hairs on her scalp and three tiny new eyebrow hairs.  The alien experiments in Sector 2 may have left her in a reasonable amount of pain, with some physical discomforts, and with a very cloudy mind.  However, we are grateful for the benefits that have come from our exit of Sector 1.  I am pleased to report that all of the side effects of the alien experiments on Commander Cathy are of the sort that are to be expected.  The side effects are not fun, but none of them are out of the ordinary.

Commander Cathy, the crew of the Enterprise, and I are looking forward to passing through Sector 2.  Sector 3 promises to bring much more optimism, especially since the other side of Sector 3 is the outer boundary of the Galaxy Cancer.  After leaving Galaxy Cancer the entire crew is anticipating the exploration of Galaxy New Life.