I have taken a sabbatical from writing my articles, (although my last one is almost done), because I just finished my novel Rock Harbor (tentative title), which I’ve been working on for three years. I am busy doing my first pass-through editing of the manuscript and haven’t had the energy to come back to this…

In the spirit of the new year, I’m taking a side bar from my writing journey into the loss of TRUTH in the west. I make no qualms about the fact that I don’t like Donald Trump. In fact, I can’t remember how long it has been since I’ve struggled so much not to hate…

Meet the Press devoted their whole episode today to this concept of the loss of truth, at least as it applies to the media. I thought it was worth sharing here before I return in a few days with my articles. For the video follow this link.  

The evil proteins (IGG Lambda Light Chains), which is an indirect measurement of my cancer, came back at 58 mg/L. Normal is below 26. When I was diagnosed it was over 2600 mg/L and that is what killed my kidneys. So this is good news that the protein is, for the first time, within sight…

I am very grateful that my renal blood tests shows a little better renal function, after a few tests showing decline. My concern, which I voiced yesterday, that things had tanked have not been realized.

About six weeks ago, things were looking promising. I was feeling better and my labs were improving. To do everything I can to help my kidneys, I put myself on a very strict diet (vegan and avoiding most vegetables and fruits because of their potassium) and continued (thanks to Jerry’s help) have been exercising daily.…

Over this past year, I have found that the middle of the night is my most productive reading and writing times. With so many things keeping me awake—none of them good—it was the best way to navigate that long-dark silence. However, I have been sleeping better as of late and a big part of that…

I will restate definitions, which I mentioned in Part I. I use the term TRUTH (all capitalized) to refer to the classical definition of that which is consistent with reality. I will use the lower-case truth to mean, a personal truth. That later word really means “opinion” or “belief” but is often stated as “truth.”…

I know that this is a topic that could be seen as self-serving, because I’m one of those people in crisis. I also don’t want to create an air of paranoia about talking to me or anyone in this position, with the fear that you might take it wrong. I do want to broaden this…

I’ve talked before about the roller coaster from hell that goes along with have many forms of cancer. If that metaphor is correct, then yesterday was one of those days that it took a sudden dive. Virtually all the good news items from my previous update, went sour . . .  in one day. After…