I had a CAT scan yesterday and some bloodwork today. The CAT scan is in anticipation of my meeting with the transplant doc, Dr. Kewalramani, next Tuesday. The bloodwork was to check my cell counts and see if I needed a white or red blood cell booster shot. The white cell count was a little … Read more
Here I am with the boys in the Animal Kingdom, and a picture taken by Tim, as Brigid and I are in the doorway of the “kidsuite” part of our Holiday Inn hotel room. As you may be able to see in the second picture, the hair is coming back on my head (looks like … Read more
We all had a great time, with six days at the Disney theme parks (there are now four of them – The Magic Kingdom, MGM Studios, The Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT) as well as the two Disney water parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon). I felt fine the whole time we were there, even though … Read more
A good report – an actual decline of almost 50,000 in the annual number of people dying. Update 1: U.S. Records Drastic Decline in Death Rate – Forbes.com Some excerpts: The 2 percent decrease, reported by the National Center for Health Statistics, came as a shock to many, because the U.S. is aging, growing in … Read more
From my friend Thea – with the more lewd ones deleted. Man-bashing… Q. What should you do if you see your ex-husband rolling around in pain on the ground? A. Shoot him again. Q. Why do little boys whine? A. Because they’re practicing to be men. Q. How many men does it take to screw … Read more
Happy Easter to all. We are off to the airport shortly and not sure if I’ll be posting this week. I have set a couple of timed postings to pop up this coming week.
Jesus is Risen! For those of you who pursue such things, I hope you made a better Lent then I did. Easter Sunday evening Tom, Brigid, Joe and Tim fly out of Newark for six days in DisneyWorld. I may do one post tomorrow – Easter Sunday – and then I am not sure about … Read more
I got out of Sloan Kettering 77 days ago. I must say, I am feeling pretty good – just about back to normal. My energy level is up, but not quite back to 100%. The only medicine I’m on is Bactrim (an antibiotic) three days a week as a preventative measure. My hair is coming … Read more
Here’s an article on a match in England between Gloucester and Worcester, in the Guiness Premiership professional division. Guinness Premiership news, live commentary, fun, fixtures, results and features from Planet-Rugby.com The reason it’s of interest to me is because of Mark Foster – if you read the article, a handy guy to have around at … Read more
I know some people are steered to my journal only because they are interested in my perspective on lymphoma and my treatment. If that’s you, then go to this January 8th posting, Tom Faranda’s Folly: Four months of journaling that gives links to 13 earlier posts. These posts will give you a good picture of … Read more