A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Misc on Mar 19th, 2011
Always in my heart… I can’t believe this week I’m coming up on 40 years since my father died in a T-38 accident at Beale AFB. I can’t say that it seems like yesterday anymore, though I could for many years. But I can say, it sure doesn’t seem like 40 years! It will […]
Posted in Misc on Mar 17th, 2011
“This is one race of people for whom psychoanalysis is of no use whatsoever.” – Sigmund Freud (speaking about the Irish) … And we LIKE it that way! Happy St. Patrick’s Day my friends, a day enjoyed around the world where we all get to be Irish for a day! Here are some great sayings: […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 16th, 2011
“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” – Unknown Pat Killingsworth has a nice post today at Living With Multiple Myeloma talking about his recent presentation in Atlanta and then the subsequent […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Mar 15th, 2011
“I have the New York Daily News to thank for the jeans controversy.” – Calvin Klein As I have been “blogging” for awhile now, I have taken some time here and there to read up on it. It has become its own industry for generating income, ideas, etc. You’ve probably even noticed in some of your […]
Posted in Misc on Mar 14th, 2011
“Good science is all about following the data as it shows up, and letting yourself be proven wrong, and letting everything change while you are working on it…” – Rebecca Skloot, Author My friend Allison sent this to me today. She works at NIH and had the privilege of hearing the author talk there about […]
Posted in Caregiver Tips, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 13th, 2011
“Every man dies – Not every man really lives.” – William Ross Wallace As we have all watched and heard about the disaster in Japan of such proportion its hard to get my mind around just how devastating this disaster has been in its size and scope. Intellectually I think I get it, but I […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 11th, 2011
We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. ~Alfred E. Newman When treating MM with all manner of drugs, each drug often treating not only the disease but the side effects of the other drugs. At some point we hit the […]
Posted in Misc on Mar 10th, 2011
“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” -Samuel Johnson 1. First Important Lesson – “Know The Cleaning Lady” During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I […]
“Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch.” – Dennis Miller Pretty embarrassing that it has taken me so long to get around to be “legal” in the State of California to drive! Early on, I just couldn’t deal with it. Emotionally or physically. I was just too buried in […]
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams It’s been another busy week of exploring things. Sometimes I feel like I’ve gotten a lot done and other times I feel like there is just so much to do. I did four scarfs (one didn’t make […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 5th, 2011
Recycling, Repository, Redistribution of unused drugs I get this question a lot. What can I do with my unused shots or medications that are unopened? I put the question to the MMListServ: Evidently you can work with your doctor on this. Some doctors will probably accept this for their less fortunate patients and other doctors […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Mar 4th, 2011
“Prescription for a long life: Work hard. Don’t retire early.” – Article So my good Myeloma Buddy, Jim, sent me this article today. It will turn some viewpoints up on their ear. BUT… as I read it I have to tell you that if you ONLY are looking at living longer – in terms of […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Our Life on Mar 4th, 2011
“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson We caregivers are often asked and reminded about taking care of ourselves as we are running on high octane caring for our loved one in more dire straights than ourselves. […]
“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” – Author Unknown I come from a long line of folks in my family who are busy doing something for others. Either a moment of help to a friend or family member or involved projects in their community of commitment and duration. To me it is […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Mar 1st, 2011
Go over to FacebookLinkHere and vote for Mindy’s Myeloma Foundation for her friend Phil. You need a FB account. I will leave this up until the voting is concluded, April 15th. Like many of these contests you can vote EACH DAY! (ARGH! Do what you can.) Good Luck Mindy! (To see related post, click on […]
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain In the midst of our life’s upheaval I ventured into our LYS (Local Yarn Shop) in Elk Grove, a bit in a daze, in an effort to extrovert myself out of what was happening in my […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Feb 26th, 2011
“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.” – Roy Croft David […]
“Ask and you shall receive.” – Many spiritual teachings What a whirlwind week! But I can’t help but be over the top excited about how quickly things have come to pass. Imagine a simple, tiny, little thought, so many years ago, “Oh, I would like to do that,” has turned into a HUGE reality for […]
Posted in Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Feb 23rd, 2011
I’m leaving this on top for a few days, so look below for new posts. Mindy’s contest will be ready to start voting today. It is on a Facebook so you will need a FB account. Spread the word and vote. FacebookLinkHere “…I have known Phil since the 7th grade. All through […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma, Our Life on Feb 23rd, 2011
“Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.” – General George S. Patton A big win for Dave yesterday! He played 18 holes of golf! 0
