Category: Thoughts

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)

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)

Winning is a choice

Did you just receive the news that you have leukemia? When Leuk comes into your life he can stir up all sorts of reactions. For me, the reactions changed over time. It was a (Read More)

Friends

Finding a friend is like finding an agate on the beach. You have to look hard and only pick up the one you know is real. There are a lot of rocks that, at (Read More)

A word or two about depression

Whether you are struggling with Leukemia or not, depression can come knocking. I thought I’d write about what I’ve learned through research and personal experience. I’ll be upfront here… I struggled with depression sometime (Read More)

Regarding yesterday’s post

I normally only write posts on weekdays and take the weekends off, but I thought I’d make an exception today. Yesterday’s post was a bit of a downer. I get a little bummed out (Read More)

Kay

I came across Kay’s Leukemia Blog yesterday that a family had been keeping about their little girl’s progress. There was one last post. Kay, their beautiful 9 year-old daughter died from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Read More)

You have today

Today is a good one. Got lots of work done for a client. Feel great. I guess Leuk’s taking a break for now. Maybe my tired downer the last two days was just that (Read More)

My preacher friend

I sometimes go to a local coffee shop to work on my computer and just relax. Today, as happens sometimes, my friend, a pastor of a local Lutheran church, stopped by. We often talk (Read More)