I spent more than a few days working through my resolutions and besides the obvious ones (be nicer to the wife, etc), one kept coming back to the front of my thoughts. I need to work with Tim to get him to really enjoy reading. He’s a good reader, but he doesn’t enjoy it. Joe … Read more
On December 23rd I wrote about people who’ve contacted me and either have mantle cell or have a relative or friend with it. Tom Faranda’s Folly: Postings and comments from other mantle cell patients, their family, and their friends I mentioned Faye, whose family had a weblog going about her treatment, that she’d had a … Read more
Well, a year that was really two tales. The first half was great – visits from friends we hadn’t seen in years (like Thom Hardy and his wife Mabvuto) – a great trip to Jamaica, where we had worked, met, and gotten married (our first trip back in 25 years, the introduction to Jamaica for … Read more
A few things to expand on from my last post. I will be in isolation, but here’s the set-up for the room: a desk, a built-in computer with internet access, a plasma TV and a DVD (not to mention, the bed and some chairs, cabinets, etc). This all according to Dr. K. He told me … Read more
We met with Dr. Kewalrumani, today (after a two hour wait!) and things are now finalized, with my entering Sloan Kettering on Monday, January ninth. Six days of high dose chemotherapy, the return of my previously harvested stem cells on day eight, and then we wait for my white blood cells to build back up … Read more
I’d picked up on this book because the author reviewed another book on economics in the Wall Street Journal – and slyly slipped in a little promotion for his own book. So I looked his book up on amazon, read a few of the posted reviews, and bought it (second hand, of course). The book … Read more
Shortly after the Brusstar’s left in the early evening yesterday (see post below) we called a family meeting. We had refrained from telling the boys that the end of chemotherapy for me would be a fairly long hospital stay. We didn’t see the point of burdening them, or giving them too much to think about … Read more
We had a lovely visit yesterday from Dan and Kathy Brusstar, along with their three children, Joe, Suzanne and Mary Margaret. I have known Dan for about 15 years, and Kathy worked part-time for me, back when she was Kathy Thompson. And I am Mary Margaret’s godfather. I took a few pictures, and since since … Read more
My last chemotherapy ended four weeks ago today. Here’s my post from the day I went in, complete with picture. Tom Faranda’s Folly: In Sloan Kettering for RICE #2 Of course, I still have a lot more to go – the big session, commencing in early January. Tom Faranda’s Folly: All systems GO for high … Read more
From the NY Times – Doctors’ Delicate Balance in Keeping Hope Alive – New York Times This article will only be avialable for free on the Times website until the end of the year. I have archived a copy and can email it to anyone who would like it.