I now have three books started, I’m talking about books that I’m writing. I have two books that I’m reading, Stones of Summer, and In the Beauty of the Lilies. Two of the books that I’m writing, Rock Harbor and Christiana Athena; The Girl with the Headaches, are both about done. I’m just editing them…

I remember, like it was yesterday, sitting around a table in a graduate course on medical ethics. We would have these scenarios presented, and then we would have to make an ethical decision on the best course, as an ethics panel. Many hospitals have such panels. For example, on your floor you have; a) 25…

Okay, I will organize this as the Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. The Good: I just started my second round of chemo yesterday. It went without a hitch, no side effects (so far). I met with my oncologist today. My IgA Free Lambda Light Chain (the type of protein my Multiple Myeloma is over-producing)…

In an attempt to clarify that this not intended as a criticism, but a simple observation, I will start with my own story of my mistake. I do have new insights, however, now that I’m on the other side.   One of the top five mistakes of my life, okay (thinking now, that there were…

Typo: My BUN at admission was 125, not 15.

I was waiting to give an update when everything was rosy, but that was a mistake. In this battle (if you ask anyone battling cancer), if anything is rosy, it is quickly guarded by issues in the other direction. I will give bullet point updates for the casual reader details for family and friends who…

You can call it cause, calling, or life purpose. Some would expand the concept to proverbial philosophical question about the meaning of life. Sometimes your calling or purpose is clear, sometimes it is ambiguous. Many people struggle with the question of their purpose for years or decades. Some for their entire life. A month ago,…

I haven’t had a lot of good news in the past few weeks. Today, I had some. So, while I’m trying to limit my posting as not to bug people too much, I couldn’t wait to share this. I had an appointment with my nephrologist today. After examining me, reviewing my labs over the last…

I wasn’t going to post today, but I had some good news (for a change). I will say, and the day is not over yet, that today is my best day in weeks. For one, the effects of chemo has past. Also, I don’t know until I get labs in the morning, I feel my…