Author: Jim

Still good

Had a wonderful weekend. We finalized the purchase of our boat then sailed it over to a marina to get it out of the water and onto our trailer. Well, we actually motored it (Read More)

Leuk is not me

You know, we’re not so different from those who don’t have cancer. We’re different in that we have this crazy disease, but we’re regular people. We’re people who thought this could never happen. But (Read More)

Helping those you love

Having leukemia is not fun. In fact, let’s be honest – it’s scary. As worrisome as it is for us though, it is even more so for our family and friends. After all, those (Read More)

Know thy enemy

I forget about Leuk when I’m feeling good. He hides in the closet like an old stuffed animal long forgotten. But sometimes the animal comes to life. It always takes me by surprise when (Read More)

Bought a boat

Today I bought a boat. My son and I met in Olympia to check it out. That’s 170 miles one way – a loooong drive to look at something you might not want. But (Read More)

Haikus for You’z

Like it says on my ‘About’ page, sometimes I just do writing that has nothing to do with Leuk. So here’s a few haikus. The last one is my favorite. eyes staring nowhere just (Read More)

A jammin’ good time

Yesterday was a good day. Friends from our old band, Vision, got together and jammed. For eight years we played prisons around our state. We were a Christian band but didn’t play standard worship (Read More)

Identity lost & found

Other than a little bit of work with my part-time (well, very part-time) business, I don’t really have a ‘real’ job right now. I guess the tiredness and dizziness are making me hold back (Read More)

A wake up call

Today, a couple of hours ago, two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line. Later, according to officials, a third explosion happened at the Kennedy Library (about 5 miles away). News reports (Read More)

Nutrition Part II… Cancer Prevention

If you already have cancer, this might seem like an odd article to post on this particular blog. But I’m putting it here for two reasons: (1) these suggestions come highly recommended for cancer (Read More)