If you are wondering where we've been, it's a place in Boston called Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
After being clear of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma for 8 years, tumors were found in the gallbladder I needed to be removed due to a serious infection brought about by a blocked duct.
Unlike the Lymphoma, this is not curable cancer. As a highly aggressive tumor, the chances of long-term survival are slim. The options were surgery with chemotherapy or don't do anything and just let it kill me. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a kind that gives up easily.
We opted for the surgery followed by chemotherapy. The surgery removed all visible tumors but there were still tumor cells which developed over a year. Then we started standard chemotherapy which had a minimal effect, then we tried one possible alternative which too had a minimal effect.
The second alternative, based on the existence of a DNA variation found in people susceptible to breast cancer has slowed the tumor growth considerably. That has been the twenty bi-weekly chemotherapies I've had so far and am scheduled to continue until it too stops working.
And it will but we don't know when. Isn't that true of life in general?
I have visited death several times in my life. I call them my practice runs. One of my favorite buttons from the 60's, after Frodo Lives!, is "He who isn't being born is busy dying." I will continue being born every morning when I wake up until the morning I don't.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Thursday, November 09, 2017
Here's a nod to my friend of many years, BruceK. He is an astrogeek extraordinaire who has recently discovered the many features in the the Google universe that can make his life much easier once the learning curve is managed.
An example of his astrogeekness is his recent pop over from the Big Apple to the hole named after Jackson. He flew there, watched the eclipse and flew right back.
Wow!
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An example of his astrogeekness is his recent pop over from the Big Apple to the hole named after Jackson. He flew there, watched the eclipse and flew right back.
Wow!
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Saturday, September 10, 2016
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Saturday, July 09, 2016
Friday, July 08, 2016
Thursday, July 07, 2016
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Joe Biden Writes An Open Letter To Stanford Survivor - BuzzFeed News
Joe Biden Writes An Open Letter To Stanford Survivor - BuzzFeed News
This letter cannot be shared by too many people, too many times over too long a time.
This letter cannot be shared by too many people, too many times over too long a time.
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Monday, June 06, 2016
Thursday, June 02, 2016
Sunday, May 29, 2016
'Humans' (2015-Present) - 40 Best Science Fiction TV Shows of All Time | Rolling Stone
'Humans' (2015-Present) - 40 Best Science Fiction TV Shows of All Time | Rolling Stone
Be careful.
If you are a nerd, this page could take up most of your day.
Be careful.
If you are a nerd, this page could take up most of your day.
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Eight Things You Probably Didn't Know You Could Stream On Spotify
Eight Things You Probably Didn't Know You Could Stream On Spotify
I found the famous speeches and meditations surprisingly interesting!
I found the famous speeches and meditations surprisingly interesting!
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Here Is When Manhattanhenge Will Happen This Summer - Midtown - DNAinfo New York
Here Is When Manhattanhenge Will Happen This Summer - Midtown - DNAinfo New York
"The phenomenon got its name from astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson, who coined it as a play on Stonehenge, where the sun aligns with the prehistoric stones to a similar effect as the sun rises on the day of the summer solstice."
"The phenomenon got its name from astrophysicist Neil de Grasse Tyson, who coined it as a play on Stonehenge, where the sun aligns with the prehistoric stones to a similar effect as the sun rises on the day of the summer solstice."
Monday, May 02, 2016
Make Dropbox Even More Amazing with These Time-Saving Shortcuts
Make Dropbox Even More Amazing with These Time-Saving Shortcuts
I think I used all but one of these suggestions right away. They certainly expand the usefulness of Dropbox.
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I think I used all but one of these suggestions right away. They certainly expand the usefulness of Dropbox.
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