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For the Rest of My Life

I almost laughed out loud when the nurse practitioner recommended that I start taking Centrum 50+ for Men. I’m only 37 years old, but these days I have more in common with old men and pregnant women than men my…
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Masterpiece

My daughter, Emmy, is becoming quite the little artist. She draws a mean Larry Boy and her rendering of Olaf is pretty good, too. She doesn’t draw them from memory but will look at a book or a picture of…
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BK and Me

Not long ago, I wrote that we were entering time of recovery. I believe that, but the road to recovery is still laden with trip wires and I’ve triggered a few lately. I debated whether to even write this post,…
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Outlier

out·li·er [out-lahy-er]  noun  1. something that lies outside the main body or group…1Wow, what a difference a blog post makes.  The last time I wrote it was through squinted eyes, large font, and inverted colors.  After yesterday’s visit to the…
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Insider Attack

I think I may have underestimated my opponent. Actually, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is more of a welcome adversary than a foe, but he sure isn’t letting me off easy. The last three weeks have been a constant battle with eye…
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Promises

I never would have thought it would be so hard.  I hadn’t even met him.  I didn’t know who he looked like—Christi or me—as if that mattered, or whose personality he would take.  I had thought about hiking and playing…
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Side Effects

I should have read the fine print when I signed up for cancer.  They sure didn’t tell me about all the stuff that might happen during the course of battling this disease.  Sure, I was warned about some of the…
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Why Jesus?

Walking through the halls of MD Anderson is a multicultural experience.  There are patients and doctors from all over the world.  On busy days there exists a steady cacophony of various languages interspersed with medical jargon. It is impossible not…
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Mountain View

I used to love hiking as a young man.  I had ample opportunity in the Boy Scouts and looked forward to every chance to take to the mountains.  My favorite event was the annual 20-mile trip along the Mischa Mokwa…
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Overwhelmed

Have you ever been exhausted from receiving good news?  Me either, until yesterday. My day started at 5 am.  I had an early appointment at the hospital and needed to catch the shuttle by seven.  I’m not sleeping well, anyway,…
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