Climbing high
Luke seems to have taken a back seat, making room for leg pain due to a pinched nerve in my back. I think the doctor called it Sciatica. I started a janitorial job but had to quit because of it. But,...
View ArticleHave a thankful Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Let’s all give thanks for what we have and not what we might get. Most of all, thanks for family and friends. Godspeed.
View ArticleSummer 2014: Sucia Island
Here’s a few early morning photos taken during our sail to Sucia Island in Puget Sound: The water on the way to Sucia looked like mercury.
View ArticleSummer 2014: Sailing home
Last Summer while sailing home past Patos Island I grabbed a few shots of the lighthouse. On the way an old seal checked out the boat.
View ArticleSummer 2014: Roche Harbor
Willie and I had a great trip to Roche Harbor on San Juan Island.
View ArticleA stick for Show & Tell
Sometimes things just present themselves. My grandson, Joshua, needed something for show and tell at his school. He couldn’t think of anything he wanted to show. Truth be told, he really didn’t want to...
View ArticleWriting two blogs now
Not feeling up to snuff today but I’m getting a lot of writing in. I have another blog I’m doing in addition to this one. My “Me and Leuk” blog is pretty much a personal journal. My new blog “Nonlinear...
View ArticleLots of plans for the day
Feeling better today. Plan to make a garbage run, clean the house, get ready for a shoot tomorrow, write blog posts for both blogs, and go to Costco (not so happy about that one). I’ll also be doing my...
View ArticleThe Big Climb: raising funds for the fight against leukemia
Hi all. On March 22nd I’ll be climbing the tallest building in Seattle with my son. We’ll be trudging up 1311 steps, 778 vertical feet, to the top of the Columbia tower. Why in world would a 63 year...
View ArticleYikes! The climb is this Sunday.
Well, this is it… The “Big Climb” I talked about in my last post is happening this Sunday (March 22). My son and I are trudging up the Columbia Tower in Seattle – 778 vertical feet! That’s it in the...
View ArticleUpdated Blood tests for May 2015
I’ve updated my Score Card page. The most current lab test was a bit discouraging but not horrendous. My White Blood Cell count had been on a plateau in the lower 60’s from November 2013 through...
View ArticleConquering the Columbia Tower
Remember the Big Climb I attempted last March? Well, I made it! Here’s some pics:
View ArticleAhhhhh, I love the water
Went sailing over the 4th of July weekend. Beautiful sail to Sucia; bright sky and smooth water. The trip back, however, involved navigating 3 to 5 foot waves. But the island was like a sanctuary....
View ArticleProtect who you are
When I received the news that Leuk had come into my life, I was hesitant to introduce him to anyone. I felt that if I told my friends I had leukemia they would treat me differently. I even thought I...
View ArticleNever again
Wow. Have you ever “OD’d” on drugs? I have a medication I take for a condition unrelated to my leukemia. I normally take one pill in the morning and one in the evening. I’m usually very careful about...
View ArticleVision Christian Band CD’s
I don’t do a lot of advertising on this blog site but I’ve decided to promote two CDs. I used to play in a Christian band called Vision. We played nearly all of the prisons around Washington State as...
View ArticleLife, not Leuk, is my focus
A friend passed away today. She didn’t have leukemia but had a multitude of other heath problems. Though I wasn’t close to her it is still hard to lose someone, especially when she is younger than you....
View ArticleGoing out with love
I have a person in my life, someone important to me, who is angry with me. I found this out in a terse text message from him saying “never contact me again”. His anger was born from a misunderstanding...
View ArticleDuh!
So. As some of you know, until Leuk causes symptoms, leukemia is an invisible disease. It’s easy to forget you have it. But, of course, it doesn’t take too long until a reminder shows up. I had an MRI...
View ArticleBack again
Hi. Sorry I haven’t written in awhile. You know that rabbit hole I’ve mentioned before? Normally when I see myself getting too close to it I run the other way. But this time I sat down, dangling my...
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