My mother Jeanne turned 81 yesterday. Phil and Jim both visited her over the weekend and she came to our house for her birthday. Here she is with two of her eight grandchildren. At the beginning of June she’ll be going to her 60th college reunion at Mt. St. Vincent’s, with her roommate Dolores Cammarata, … Read more
The Times had a fairly long feature today on the link between chemotherapy and cognitive problems like memory loss and the ability to concentrate. Unfortunately the prima donnas at the Times only allow their articles to be accessed for free online for one week following publication (unless you’re an NYT subscriber or have a Times … Read more
The numbers came in almost identical to last week’s counts. WBC is 2.2 (2.0 last week) and the key component number, the absolute neut’s. is 0.8 (last week 0.9). So no neulasta shot this week, and I see the hematologist next Friday.
I am off to Sloan Kettering for the weekly blood count in a few minutes. Will probably have the results by the mid-afternoon. Meanwhile, my cough is back.
Around 10:20 I’ll be on Sirius satellite radio, channel 159. That’s the Catholic channel – Sue and Dave Konig’s show – and I’ll be interviewed along with a woman comedienne who has breast cancer. The topic is coping with cancer, the role of faith, stuff like that. If you go tothe Sirius website you can … Read more
Two casino dealers are waiting at the crap table. A very attractive blonde woman from South Alabama arrived and bet twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) on a single roll of the dice. She said, "I hope you don’t mind, but I feel much luckier when I play topless." With that, she stripped to the waist; rolled … Read more
This looks like fun. Top News- New York Duo Sets Sail on 1,000-Day Cruise – AOL News The sailor, Reid Stowe is 55 years old. He and his 23 year old girlfriend plan on going around the world three times, without ever making a port of call. They set out yesterday from NY harbor. Here’s … Read more
Had my CBC today, and the pattern remains the same. My overall white count is 2.0 (down from 2.5), and the key abs. neut. # is 0.9 (down from a low normal of 1.8). So really no change in my general trend – I get a shot of neulasta (last one 23 days ago) and … Read more
Turned on the radio on the way back to the office and Rush is doing his 17th annual "Cure-a-Thon" to fight leukemia and lymphoma. He just talked about adult stem cell transplants. I emailed his website with a note that I’d love to talk to him about my transplant. I presume it’s highly unlikely they’ll … Read more
The Croton dam is far and away the most impressive feature of my town of Croton-on-Hudson. Built at the end of the 19th century, it is the second largest hand hewn masonry structure in the world. Go here for the history and to see what the dam usually looks like: New Croton Dam – Wikipedia, … Read more