Girl’s original heart takes over from transplanted one
This is a pretty amazing story and the Washington Post had a good news piece about it. Good thing they didn’t remove the original heart! Welsh Girl’s Heart Takes Over From Transplant
Pope to critique Western Culture through Stations of the Cross
The Pope will walk the Stations at the Coliseum in Rome. According to the Times of London he will " …deliver a blistering attack on the “satanic” mores of modern society today, warning against an “inane apologia of evil” that is in danger of destroying humanity." Pope condemns geneticists ‘who play at being God’ – … Read more
Friday funnies
PRETTY GOOD A group of Florida senior citizens were sitting around talking about theirailments. "My arms are so weak I can hardly hold this cup of coffee," said one. "Yes, I know. My cataracts are so bad, I can’t even see my coffee,"replied another. "I can’t turn my head because of the arthritis in my … Read more
Last moments of FLT 93
Today the jurors in the Moussaoui trial – in the death penalty phase – heard the cockpit voice recordings of Flt 93. The United Airlines flight that went down in Pennsylvania. My Way News – Moussaoui Jurors Hear Flight 93 Tape It’s painful to realize that the passengers may have come very close to seizing … Read more
Blood test results
This morning were much improved. WBC count was normal (8.8), RBC’s were a little low, and hemoglobin was borderline normal (11.0). So I got the shot of darbepoetin, the RBC booster as was planned. I will probably be starting on Bactrim, an antibiotic, three days a week as a preventitive measure for chest infections. Will … Read more
Gym update & Dr. appointment tomorrow
Yesterday and today (days 4 and 5 back in the gym) went surprisingly well. I felt good just about the whole time. However my volume of work is still only 70% of what it was before going into MSK for the stem cell transplant. Tomorrow morning I will have a full blood count done at … Read more
Washington Post update on Darfur
Here’s an update on the Bush administration thinking on Darfur: NATO Role in Darfur On Table
Day three back in the gym
The session went OK. Biked for 16 minutes, stretched for 12 and then used the ellyptical trainer for 10 minutes. Kept the machine settings at th same levels as Friday, just did a few minutes more. Tomorrow I will repeat Saturday’s session, including the weights.
What do General Motors, France and the State of New York have in common?
The Wall street Journal editoial page purports to find a common link. And I think they may have a point. OpinionJournal – Hot Topic Here’s an excerpt, which makes it sound like it’s just a case of being anti-union. But there’s more to it then that: At first glance, they seem to have little in … Read more
2nd day back in the gym
I worked the plan I mentioned in my last post on the subject Tom Faranda’s Folly: First day back in the gym , riding the bike for 18 minutes, stretching for 12 minutes and then getting on the weight machines. I did about 55% of the volume I had been doing on the chest press … Read more