Live anticipating life
Yesterday I nearly got plowed into by a car. I was pulling a utility trailer with a heavy load and turned left. The car came out of nowhere. He hit his brakes and I (Read More)
Tagged: Thinking
Life, not Leuk, is my focus
A friend passed away today. She didn’t have leukemia but had a multitude of other heath problems. Though I wasn’t close to her it is still hard to lose someone, especially when she is (Read More)
Normal
What do we mean when we think of some people as being ‘normal’? Those of us who have a disease, such as this “glorious” leukemia, think of healthy people as ‘normal’. We say things (Read More)
The unspoken temptation
Those of us in the cancer club sometimes face a temptation that’s seldom talked about. It doesn’t affect all of us but possibly more than care to admit it. Even though blood cancers are (Read More)
Don’t toss your jewel away
Yesterday a woman tied a weighted bag to her body and jumped in the bay. She had kids and a loving husband. Now before I go any further I should say she apparently was (Read More)
Nasty cold bug
One of the goals of my blog is to show that we can keep Leuk from robbing the time we have. That we can live a normal, though somewhat different, life. Many will beat (Read More)
I’d rather die living than live dying
It’s only two days since my hospital stay (see previous blog) and I’m heading off for a solo sail to the San Juans. Stupid? Probably. In trouble with my wife? Definitely. While driving me (Read More)
Back from a dry spell
Hi all, It’s been awhile. I’m afraid I’ve been kinda dry writing wise. Emotions can have a debilitating effect on a writer; at least for me. I’m back though. Spring has hit. I’m getting (Read More)
Define racism
This might be a little off-topic but I’ve gotta say it. It’s not often that I find myself disagreeing with conservatives. This time I sternly disagree. The president of Western Washington University used the (Read More)
Leuk and young people
I woke up this morning realizing I’ve been on this planet for 62 years. I’m not sure what the heck happened. Yesterday I’m dancing with my girlfriend to White Rabbit, today I’m married to (Read More)
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