Legislation in Massachusetts, awaiting the governor’s signature, could possible break th logjam of how to provide insured healthcare to all citizens. The legislation is modelled on the principle underlying car insurance – you own a car, you must have insurance. Here’s the NY Times article Massachusetts Sets Health Plan for Nearly All – New York … Read more
Here’s how the meeting went: No big concern about the lowered blood cell counts – could be due to a number of factors. I was given a shot of Neutropena (sp?) to try and boost the wbc count. The neupogen last week had very little effect – count went from 1.6 to 1.8. I will … Read more
So what you say? Well as previously pointed out Tom Faranda’s Folly: Just found out who the Patron Saint of the internet is!, Isidore is the patron saint of the internet! My friend Richard Cowden-Guido pointed this out to me in an email this morning: "Today’s Isidore’s feast day! I’ve long been devoted to himbecause … Read more
While having a nice dinner with friends (mentioned in previous post Tom Faranda’s Folly: 6 weeks + one day post-hospital health update ) back on March 11th, my college roommate Mike mentioned he’d just read Peggy Noonan’s book John Paul the Great and liked it. (Important personal note – It’s amazing that Mike still talks … Read more
As per my post on Wednesday the 29th Tom Faranda’s Folly: 4th rituxin treatment and low cell counts , I had some injections last week to get my white and red blood cell counts up. The bloodwork this Tuesday, when I have my appointment with the transplant Doc, Dr. Kewalramani, will tell the tale of … Read more
Q. Why is a laundromat a really bad place to try and meet women? A. Because a woman who can’t even afford a washing machine will never be able to support you.
There have been a number of studies in the past 20 years which have attempted to scientifically examine whether intercessory prayer "works" – whether it can help people get better in a measurable way. The most recent study is scheduled to appear in The American Heart Journal next week, but the results were released online … Read more
I am told by people who follow these things that doing a self-portrait with a digital camera is all the rage. So I just did my own portrait, by the simple expedient of holding the camera at arms length and snapping. I took six shots and, believe it or not, this was the best! Imagine … Read more
I had my fourth and last rituxin treatment today at the Sloan Kettering annex next to Phelp Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. My blood cell counts are low. Total WBC’s are 1.6 (down from 4.1 three week ago) and my RBC and hemaglobin counts also below normal. So I was given a shot of "Darby" (I … Read more
Two boys in Boston were playing baseball when one of them was attacked by a rabid Rotweiler. Thinking quickly, the other boy ripped a board off of a nearby fence, wedged it into the dog’s collar and twisted it, breaking the dog’s neck. A newspaper reporter from the Boston Globe witnessed the incident and rushed … Read more