Columbia Tower in Seattle

The Big Climb approaches

Well tomorrow is the first of March. That means The Big Climb is looming. For those who don’t know, The Big Climb is an event that takes place every year in Seattle. Over 6,000 (Read More)

Writer's Tools

New writing gig

A cool thing happened recently. I was approached by Heath Union to be a contributing writer for their Blood-Cancer.com site. They found this “Me and Leuk” blog, liked it, and decided to use my (Read More)

Blood test November 2018

Blood test not bad for leukemia

My latest blood test (November 2018) looks good. My red blood cell count is only slightly below normal and the platelets remain in the normal range. My white blood cell and lymphocyte counts are (Read More)

Tree House

Choosing life over luekemia

It’s been a while since I’ve written. The picture above explains why. We are building a “treehouse”. Actually its a combination pergola/treehouse: two decks with the top being the treehouse deck about 8 feet (Read More)

Marcelo Leal

New Doctor

I have a new doctor and wow what a switch. He sat and listened to me. Several times during the visit he asked if I had any more questions. He was easy going and (Read More)

Love on an iPhone

The best kind of love

I sometimes find it easy to tell myself I’m tired, watch Netflix, and waste time. Leukemia makes for a great excuse. Perhaps if I lived alone that would always be the case. But not (Read More)

frustrated monkey

What was I thinking?!

I’ve discovered something. It’s stupid that I hadn’t paid attention to this sooner. My energy levels, which are affected by my leukemia, are very much tied to how much sleep I get. Before Leuk (Read More)