As I mentioned before, for the cancer victim, their lives are marked by a sequence of pivotal moments where information will be disclosed that tells them if they are on a path to a horrible death or have some hopes of recovery and many years of living. It is the roller coaster ride from hell.…

Just with this title, I can hear some people cheering (and a few showing their disappointment in me), however, I may be disappointing most to the true believers (in CAM) by the time I am done. If you know me, you know I am a very evidence-based-medicine person. I love facts and am skeptical about…

I continue making progress, at least in the way I feel. My specialist at the cancer center recommended that I try to stop a medication (Dapsone), which she had started to prevent pneumonia. This medication can cause anemia because one of its common side effects is to destroy red blood cells. I was supposed to…

(Note: Black and White in this narrative is pertaining to a much wider contrast than just race) I have a few scattered memories going all the way back to when I slept in a crib. Maybe I slept in that crib until I was three or four, but it couldn’t have been later than that.…

This discussion will start with a theological introduction, but quickly become practical and common. The Theological I’ve been around Presbyterianism for most of my adult life, in one form or another. While that sounds quite homogeneousness after decades of living, it is far from it. My old, conservative, Presbyterianism, sees my present Presbyterian church as…

I am happy to announce my new novel, Christina Athena: The Girl with the Headaches, hits the market today. While some of my other books have been long and convoluted, this is a very simple story that takes the reader into the mind and life of someone who suffers from frequent, life-ruining, migraines. If you…

For a change, I have mostly good news to report. However, before I get started, I do want to add a caveat. I do have multiple myeloma, which is considered, at this point in history, incurable. So, there will be a day of reckoning sooner or later. My greatest hope is that I can stay…

Last Saturday morning I broke my curfew (to avoid indoor group gatherings until Jan, 2020 because of my stem cell transplant) by attending the movie Making Peace with Creation at my church ( here’s the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K58eechXY_Q  ). The film does an excellent job of presenting the case why the Christian should be engaged as caretakers,…

I certainly don’t have a corner on suffering. If I bring anything to the suffering table, it is that I’m a novice. Before now, I’ve had a pretty good life, a life devoid of much suffering. Maybe that’s why it has taken me by surprise and I’m still trying to sort out how to live…

Last week, I read my first book by Marilynne Robinson, Housekeeping. I profoundly enjoyed the book as it read like some of the best poetry I’ve read. The novel did not, however, excel in the way of plot or character development, but that didn’t matter because the words were so beautiful. I was so moved…