I hope this will be my last health update for a while, but I left things a little on the negative side. My local doctor reduced my nasty chemo by a third a week ago. I’m already starting to feel some better. I can function for the early part of the day before the cloud…

In summary, I restarted my nasty chemo today with no definite end in sight. While discouraging, I have some hope because we reduced the dose (the oncologist did with reluctance) by 1/3. Rather than taking it 3 weeks out of the month, I will be taking it two weeks (off every other week). I will…

I will get back to my series on science and religion, but a simple question I raise here, what if we are wrong that life must have a grand purpose? What if Rick Warren (author of “The Purpose Drive Life”) was completely wrong? You can listen here. Please understand, this is part of series of…

My labs came in just a few minutes ago. I didn’t want to waste time as my kids and family find out about my cancer here. In summary, my Lambda light chains (that is the type of cancer I have) came back as normal (22.4 mg/L, normal is 5.7-26.3 mg/L). I was elated last time…

Tomorrow is another landmark day. My cancer labs will be drawn with results by next Monday. On my last labs, four weeks ago, the numbers came in stunning, very close to no evidence of cancer (Multiple Myeloma is never cured with chemo but can go into hiding). I was elated. I was also four weeks…

You can listen here. Here is a nice lecture that supplements my podcast:

I try to avoid writing articles here anymore, unless it is about my health or writing. I digress today, I am sure because this is my steroid day. With my new chemo program, my quality of life has plummeted in the past three weeks, feeling awful most of the time. But with steroids, I briefly…

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I tried to make it through the day without saying anything, but if I remained quiet, I’m afraid the stones would cry out. If you don’t agree with my statement below, you are still my friend and someone I love. If you agree and want to share it, feel free. For those who cannot visulize…

This talk picks up where the last ended, focusing on the underlying episiotomy of the conflict between science and religion. You can listen here.