Author: Jim

Firefighters fight the good fight

[Editor’s note: In March 2015 I was privileged to watch this event as a member of the media.] In March of 2015 over 1900 firefighters rushed up Seattle’s tallest building. There was no fire. (Read More)

Blood test results Feb 23, 2016

I’ve updated my Score Card page. The most current lab test showed a slight increase. I am slowly creeping up in numbers but still doing okay according to my doctor. My White Blood Cell (Read More)

They hauled her away

They came and took her away yesterday. (See my previous post about how our sailboat got trashed.) We had many adventures in Puget Sound and she always got us home safely. Sucia, Patos, San (Read More)

Fargone is no more

Some of you may have read my posts on sailing, such as this, and this, and this. Well, a March wind has stopped all that. My poor little sailboat is no more. We had (Read More)

Big Climb 2016

Well, I don’t usually write on the weekends but a new reader/follower, Richard Swift, sent a comment asking if I was still writing since I hadn’t done so for some time. His ‘Kick-in-the-buns’ got (Read More)

Nasty cold bug

One of the goals of my blog is to show that we can keep Leuk from robbing the time we have. That we can live a normal, though somewhat different, life. Many will beat (Read More)

Protect who you are

When I received the news that Leuk had come into my life, I was hesitant to introduce him to anyone. I felt that if I told my friends I had leukemia they would treat (Read More)

Ahhhhh, I love the water

Went sailing over the 4th of July weekend. Beautiful sail to Sucia; bright sky and smooth water. The trip back, however, involved navigating 3 to 5 foot waves. But the island was like a (Read More)

Updated Blood tests for May 2015

I’ve updated my Score Card page. The most current lab test was a bit discouraging but not horrendous. My White Blood Cell count had been on a plateau in the lower 60’s from November (Read More)