A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Dec 12th, 2010
Kris’ latest blog entry is hopeful! If you are so inclined, have a read. Kris is someone who went thru the Total Therapy regimen at the well regarded Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah, (the ‘sister clinic’ to Little Rock). Nice and Normal Thanks Kris! 0
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Misc on Dec 12th, 2010
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.” – Mark Twain I was chatting with MM Caregiver Buddy, JB, from Illinois today and she mention that her hubby had really dry skin and she felt it was from […]
Posted in Misc on Dec 11th, 2010
I’ve been looking for a “widget” to allow visitors and readers to just subscribe to blog posts directly. I found the one I like, I hope, and it is now installed under my site counter, above my profile picture. It will send you an email with links to the posts directly within 24 hours of […]
“You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.” – Martha Graham Some of you know that I was a professional Calligrapher for about 20 years, with ten of those years working for a Master Calligrapher, Ron Baker, in Takoma Park, […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Dec 8th, 2010
“If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.” ~Frank Lloyd Wright Some time ago, I created a Riding the Wave Facebook “Page”. Not really having a clue about what I was doing and it has languished for some time. I couldn’t quite figure out “how” I would use it […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Dec 8th, 2010
I urge you to go on over to The Myeloma Beacon and read the daily reporting on the ASH Conference paper presentations, Q&A, etc., going on right now concerning Multiple Myeloma. It is a great way to get snippets of the latest research translated into understandable sound bites for us “lay” folks dealing with Multiple […]
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Misc on Dec 5th, 2010
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” – Gautama Siddharta (aka Buddha) Sometimes I meet people who are in the same boat or a slightly different healthcare boat. The dilemma they feel in “talking about it” all the time, coupled with the understandable desire to keep their friends and loved ones […]
Posted in Misc on Dec 5th, 2010
“A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” – Chinese Proverb In our neck of the woods we have a different version of Blue Jay than back East. Its called a Western Scrub Jay. Similar to the Blue Jays in the East, they are fairly large […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Nov 27th, 2010
Dr. Watson points out that scientists are correctly looking at DNA before they treat early-stage cancer, since different drugs work on different genes. The discoverer of the double-helix says the disease can be cured in his lifetime. He’s 82. An interesting interview (click link to read) with Dr. James Watson (wikipedia bio) on curing cancer, its research, […]
“Treat your family like friends and your friends like family.” – Proverb Dave and I are off to Huntington Beach for the Thanksgiving Holiday Tradition. We are taking our beloved Kip with us who will celebrate Thanksgiving at Dog Beach and love it. Like a parent with a child, I take such joy in seeing […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Nov 19th, 2010
“Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.” – John Perry Barlow I really don’t know what to do – regarding Dave. I don’t like him flying, but we have to from time to time. He has a suppressed immune system and just doesn’t […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Nov 19th, 2010
“I am ill at these numbers” – William Shakespeare Great Post about all the diagnostic tests, and their explanations, a new patient endures when they venture to Little Rock, Arkansas, UAMS for consultation. Its written by MM patient Sean Murray of Myeloma Youreloma at the Myeloma Beacon where he writes a wonderful column called: Sean’s Burgundy […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Nov 18th, 2010
“Making Light of Myeloma” A worthwhile post to read by Myeloma Patient, Sean Murray (click title link). I would encourage you to put him on your blog list if you are looking for inspiration and hope in fighting this disease. Sean, as a professional writer, has a lovely way of expressing himself on this very […]
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Misc on Nov 17th, 2010
“I was too old for a paper route, too young for Social Security and too tired for an affair.” – Erma Bombeck I had an incredibly lovely conversation on the airplane on my way home, with a woman, similar in age to me, who had experienced a dramatic healthcare crisis with her husband. She too […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Nov 17th, 2010
“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. Its about learning to dance in the rain!” – Unknown I’ve just returned from my “speaking engagement” in Little Rock. A day of travel from Sacramento, nothing new there. There still isn’t a direct flight even when a travel agent takes care of it! A day […]
Posted in Misc on Nov 2nd, 2010
“The Constitution: It’s only keepers, the people.” – George Washington America is struggling right now on so many fronts. Individual citizens and as a nation. No matter what your political leanings, if you voted today, thank you. Thank you for exercising the one basic tenet that made America the greatest political experiment in the history […]
At the graveside service Carmen (Dub’s daughter) opened with the fact that when you flew with Dub, he would fuss with knobs and such to adjust the plane fuel just right to get what was called “Full Rich”. “Dub lived a ‘Full Rich’ life.” – Carmen My dear friend “Dub” passed away about a week and […]
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Oct 13th, 2010
I have put a link in my “Resources” tab from Don’s Myeloma Hope Blog regarding this. I found I was always hunting for it to pass along to someone who was trying to deal with this common side-effect from chemotherapy treatments. I like this link so much, because he includes many different regimens that are […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Caregiver Tips, Misc on Aug 20th, 2010
“To understand everything is to forgive everything.” – Buddha I hear a lot of complaints from Cancer patients and Caregivers about how “people” don’t understand! Often they are either sad or angry about this revelation in their relationships. It saddens me, of course, with everything they are going through, to have this added point […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Caregiver Tips, Misc on Aug 19th, 2010
“Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.” – Norman Cousins Pat Killingsworth’s recent column at The Myeloma Beacon (Pat’s Place) discusses the age old debate of mental outlook and “other” things with regards to health and well being and whether it can help a person combat a life threatening disease. 0
