April 14, 2024
The ebb and flow of good, bad, and ugly life events is sometimes fascinating. And it is sometimes frustrating. Some bits of GOOD news this past week include my oncologist’s assessment that my tumor seems to be responding to the… Continue Reading…
April 10, 2024
Just a quick update on my medical journey. Today (Thursday) I’ll see the oncologist, the dietician and get my third infusion. The thyroid medication is doing its job and while it’s too early to tell whether this is a temporary… Continue Reading…
April 2, 2024
bor·ing – /ˈbôriNG/ adjective – not interesting; tedious. There are seasons in life when we are apt to bemoan the fact that things have grown boring. Things have become hum-drum and routine with little surprise and none of the unexpected.… Continue Reading…
March 29, 2024
It’s been a week since I last posted anything related to my whiplash ride on the Jeske’s Law medical rollercoaster. That was a deliberate decision on my part. It was a week laced with memories related to March 24th in… Continue Reading…
March 22, 2024
It’s been a couple of days since I posted last, but a lot has been going on. Wednesday was an appointment free day and I decided to go outside with my girlfriend and help her by trimming some of the… Continue Reading…
March 19, 2024
It was a grueling 2 hours this morning. I had to get out of bed at the crack of dawn for an 8:15 appointment with “the ologist of the day”. Yes, I know that dawn had already come but it… Continue Reading…
March 18, 2024
Each morning I ask the girlfriend, “What’s happening today?” She will refer to the calendar (although I think it might be just a easy to use the spinner) and tells me what ologist will be favored by our visit. Today… Continue Reading…
March 17, 2024
“You must like that song,” said my girlfriend this morning, “You keep playing the same one over and over.” I explained to her that technically it was NOT the same song since different people were singing different arrangements accompanied by… Continue Reading…
March 16, 2024
I woke up at 2AM this morning with a song playing in my mind. It was a song that I have not heard recently but it is indelibly fixed in my memory since an incident at my Mom’s house about… Continue Reading…
March 15, 2024
I discovered, today, what is meant when a dermatologist speaks of doing a full body scan. If you ever hear one say those words, take the “full body” part literally. The nurse left nothing to the imagination when she pointed… Continue Reading…