Extra Crispy
Imagine the worst sunburn you’ve ever had, multiply it by ten, and add one. That describes the 6-inch wide streak along my spine from the proton therapy. My ears have fared even worse (no jokes from the peanut gallery about…
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Monthly Archive: December 2013
Fear and Courage
Have you ever been really afraid? I don’t mean startled or jittery after watching a scary movie. I mean have you ever experienced bone-chilling, gut-wrenching fear? I have. Like the time I was in a Humvee driving down a road…
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The Man with the Plastic Mask
I am halfway done with my radiation treatments. Yesterday afternoon I completed the sixth session, with six more to go. They only administer radiation treatments on weekdays, so that means I won’t finish until next Thursday, December 19, and then…
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Why Suffering?
Why do bad things happen to good people? It just doesn’t seem right, does it? How can a loving God tolerate evil? How can he sit by and watch the suffering of innocent people, children even? I see this in…
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On the Road Again
In the air, actually. Or, at least I was until I landed in Dallas a little while ago en route back to Houston. This time, I’m returning for radiation, or more specifically, “proton therapy,” to my brain and spine. Hopefully,…
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