Talking the Walk
Our long, local, overnight nightmare is almost over. By the date this column publishes, I will, for the first time in nearly nine weeks, not had to have snaked down in the dark
Our long, local, overnight nightmare is almost over. By the date this column publishes, I will, for the first time in nearly nine weeks, not had to have snaked down in the dark
Ordinarily I wouldn't have given the Lyrica television commercial too much attention. But there sat a spokesperson named Kenny, his name clearly printed in red script on top of a
When my sister, 2 years younger than me, complained of dull, constant pain on the left back area in 2011, we thought it was just because of her posture at work. Carla was then 28
How lucky am I? In the last two days, I have been the extremely lucky, though presumably random, recipient, of not one but two unsolicited phone calls offering me FREE
I write this column in all sincerity, but what are you asking me for? A rhetorical question if there ever was one. To what I refer is the question I was asked earlier this morning
Being diagnosed with cancer, then having cancer/living with cancer, is like having a second job. A job that, unlike many, requires and/or imposes a 'round the clock-type 24/7
Which apparently, according to my oncologist, is not unusual. In fact, he's had them, too. What I am referring to, in a general sense, are cancer dreams. The 'cancer dream' I had
And speaking, a few weeks late, of my "whirled," at least as it relates to my next week or so: 24-hour urine collection on Tuesday, pre-chemotherapy lab work on Wednesday, in the
For the first time in almost exactly 25 years: bathroom demolition, times two. With financial assistance from my father-in-law, along with use of our home equity line, we have
As I bring our two cat carriers up from the basement in order for "The Buff Boys" to acclimate in anticipation of their impending visit to the Veterinarian, I can't help but think
Four weeks out of every five, it appears as if I don't have cancer. Fortunately, I don't look the part. Nor do I act the part - in my opinion. However, there is one week out of
If you live long enough, it's quite likely that many of the family members/generations born before you will have predeceased you. Moreover, the family members born before them, two