Summary: I just finished my last labs on Monday (1/20/20) and met with my nephrologist yesterday of the University of Washington. Kidneys: My renal labs remain terrible, but stable. Last month I slightly relaxed my strict diet, eating one tablespoons of tomato sauce for the month, a few raisins in my, otherwise plain, morning oatmeal.…

I can share more candidly now that the friend that I lost due to a drunk driver, was also my oncologist. I could not say more earlier because he was still on life-support. He was 51 and left three children. I can remember conversations with him about mortality. . .  my mortality. I was 64…

My labs are back and in summary, a few things are slightly worse, a few things better so it comes to the conclusion that my kidneys are horrible, but stable. My potassium (which poses the most immediate danger) is modestly better which gives me a little more freedom in food. Certainly I can’t ever eat…

I did not mean to write this as I have so much on my plate to do right now, however, I’m writing from a place of impulse. I will also type fast without the opportunity to proof-read and this will not be “well researched” either, as I do not have the time. I have written…

ESSENCE: I have my next set of labs (24-hr urine/ serum renal function) to monitor my kidney function, starting this morning. I am so close to the edge, please pray for good results. If my kidneys are just a hair worse, I would be in big trouble. If they were a hair better, it would…

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.