The NY Times had two interesting articles today on healthcare costs and healthcare delivery. You can access the articles for free for one week on the Times website. You may have to register, but it’s free and easy. The first article’s headline Congress Weighs Big Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare – New York Times sounds … Read more
We have this very interesting and charming neighbor, Sue Konig. She’s a writer and recently published a very witty book, Amazon.com: Books: Why Animals Sleep So Close to the Road (and Other Lies I Tell My Children) which I’ve been giving as a gift to many of my friends. A nice breezy, funny book. We … Read more
UPDATE: Here’s my March 7th post, after the Libby decision Tom Faranda’s Folly: The Libby case and the prosecutor Yup. The federal prosecutor who indicted "Scooter" Libby, and whose face was all over the newspapers and TV today, played rugby in the late 80’s with my club, OMEX. He played in the … Read more
On October 14th I posted "Poor Harriet Miers" – the link is here – http://tomfaranda.typepad.com/folly/2005/10/poor_harriet_mi.html and I said "It seems a certain type of ideological conservative would rather get in a titanic political battle over ideas and agendas – even if it means losing – then simply picking up another chip on the table." And … Read more
A little to my surprise, I did feel a bit more then just the mild fatigue I had felt in the middle of my prior chemo sessions. It was enough for me to leave my office early and take a late afternoon rest. I also decided not to go to the gym. Still, while it … Read more
The plan is coming together. I had my CT scan Monday and PET scan Tuesday. Next Thursday, November 3rd, I will see the lymphoma guru Dr. Zelenetz at Memorial Sloan Kettering in NYC and he’ll review the scans, bloodwork, etc and (hopefully) tell me everything is going to plan. The next day I will have … Read more
Today is the fourth day after my fourth (and last) RCHOP chemo and I feel good. Now I have two scans scheduled to re-stage the lymphoma. Tomorrow I have a CT scan at Phelps. Of all the procedures I’ve had this is the one I dislike the most. I’ve had about five of them. The … Read more
Most recent read is “The Doors of the Sea” subtitled, “Where Was God in the Tsunami?” It’s written by an Eastern Orthodox theologian, David Bentley Hart. And it’s a fine work that demands careful reading. I read and then re-read it. It is short (109 pages), lyrical and literary. The title tells it all. Hart’s … Read more
When I was diagnosed with lymphoma in August 2003, I got plenty of good advice from a number of people who’d dealt with cancer as well as from physician friends. And the gist of the advice always came down to “you must be your own advocate.” In other words, don’t just hand over the care … Read more
Some neuroscientists are claiming the Dalai Lama is making unsubstantiated claims (unsubstantiated by their scientific method) for the value of meditaion. Here’s an excerpt. I probably inadvertently violated copyright laws by publishing the picture so don’t tell the AP. The link to the full article is below. “Next month in Washington, the Dalai Lama is … Read more