Climbing to beat Leuk
Well, I’m going for it again. I will be participating in the 31st Annual Big Climb on Sunday, March 26th. I’ve started my fundraising a little late this year and have only until March 26th to raise at...
View ArticleStill “functioning within normal parameters”
Now that my daughter’s family has moved into their new home (they stayed with us for a year and a half while their house was being built) we are moving our stuff back in from storage. I moved most of...
View ArticleLeukemia not bugging me today, yay!
Feeling great today. Designed a business card for my son’s electrical business and am now about to do some writing. It’s a relatively warm day for winter. The sun is shining through the clouds and it...
View ArticleSnowy thoughts
Not feeling too hot today but I’m not letting it get me down. The snow is wet and thick outside. It’s pretty and I’m enjoying it because I don’t have to go anywhere. Still, it will be nice to have...
View ArticleDizzy writer
I’ve had that dizziness for the last three days. It went away when they discovered it was being caused by a medication overdose. I don’t have that problem anymore so this must be for another reason. I...
View ArticleKeep busy
Wow. Something got into me yesterday. I spent nearly eight hours writing my book. Eight hours! That’s like working at a “real” job. I am so close to being done. There are still some inconsistencies in...
View ArticleStuck in the snow
February, as usual, decided to give us a last blast of Winter before Spring. Now I don’t mind the snow, my wife and I enjoy how beautiful the yard looks all covered in a white blanket… Ahem… probably...
View ArticleOf life and death
My cousin came just moments away from dying last week. She has R.A. which requires her to take regular shots of a medicine that lowers her immune system. Her choice is to risk infection or spend the...
View ArticleFebruary 2017 blood tests
It’s time again for my lab work. I was worried this time because I’ve been tired. I normally do the test every three months but I’ve had a cold on and off and I knew it would throw off the white blood...
View ArticleBig Climb 2017 for leukemia research. Whew! We did it!
We did it! Last Sunday (3-26-17) My son and I scaled the Columbia Tower in Seattle to raise money for leukemia research – 69 floors, 1,311 steps straight up. I foolishly hadn’t trained at all for it so...
View ArticleNearly done with my book!
Hi everyone, Well I haven’t posted since last month. Sorry about that but I’ve been dug deep into finishing my book. I’m finally finished with my third draft and now it goes to a copy editor to help...
View ArticleMay 2017 blood test results
My May 2017 blood test results are in. My White Blood Cell and Lymphocyte counts are down. That’s good news. I was getting concerned that the “plateau” I’ve been on since 2013 was giving way to another...
View ArticleI’m not Arnold but I’m doing ok
I worked out in the gym last Friday. I’m lucky that my leukemia still lets me do that. Admittedly I didn’t put in as much time as I might otherwise have. I’m probably not going to look like Arnold...
View ArticleThe Summer window
I’ve kind of been in neutral lately; doing more thinking than writing. I know I am so blessed to be at the early stages of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. I still don’t have to do chemo, my white blood...
View ArticleFound mystery step-brother
Yesterday I managed to locate a step-brother I’d never met. I spoke to him and his wife for a long time on the phone. They have a photo of my birth father. Since I have no memory of what my father...
View ArticleRelease it all
Letting go is not easy. There are people in my past I’ve had to release. They were too toxic for me (and, who knows, they may see me as too toxic for them). I...
View ArticleWhat exactly is me?
I’ve been thinking lately how strange it is––being here and then being gone. My Mom and Dad passed years ago and so many of their things, knickknacks and valuables, have been sold or lost....
View ArticleA bearded bummer
I was feeling a little “whoosy” yesterday. That’s been happening on and off lately. Not sure why. I’m going to see my doc next week. Anyway, that’s not today’s topic. I just came out...
View ArticleShort post. Sun calling.
I’ve been feeling pretty good lately. But once in awhile I feel a bit dizzy and tired. I used to complain and fight it but now I pretty much go with the flow. I...
View ArticleSome “light reading”
Last night as I lay in bed I decided to do a little light reading. So, of course, I did a search for “Survival rates of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.” What? Doesn’t everyone do that?...
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