My son receives award
My son, Captain Guy Smith, recently received the 2018 Fire Officer of the Year award. At the awards ceremony Battalion Chief Brad Thompson said Guy was “Dedicated to his craft, improves the lives of (Read More)
The Big Climb approaches
Well tomorrow is the first of March. That means The Big Climb is looming. For those who don’t know, The Big Climb is an event that takes place every year in Seattle. Over 6,000 (Read More)
The last rollercoaster ride
A tall, beautiful woman carried him through the gate. The carnival, full of colors and sounds, stretched for miles. She bought a big roll of tickets and off they went. The woman paid one (Read More)
Time to exercise for The Big Climb again
It was a sunny December day today so I did outside work. Picked up the yard, put stuff away for the winter, and cleaned the gutters. I did a lot of huffing and puffing (Read More)
New writing gig
A cool thing happened recently. I was approached by Heath Union to be a contributing writer for their Blood-Cancer.com site. They found this “Me and Leuk” blog, liked it, and decided to use my (Read More)
Blood test not bad for leukemia
My latest blood test (November 2018) looks good. My red blood cell count is only slightly below normal and the platelets remain in the normal range. My white blood cell and lymphocyte counts are (Read More)
I’ve started a YouTube channel!
I have a new YouTube channel for “Me and Leuk” that encourages people with CLL leukemia to live full, positive lives. For more videos click the “YouTube Channel” link in the menu at the (Read More)
Choosing life over luekemia
It’s been a while since I’ve written. The picture above explains why. We are building a “treehouse”. Actually its a combination pergola/treehouse: two decks with the top being the treehouse deck about 8 feet (Read More)
New Doctor
I have a new doctor and wow what a switch. He sat and listened to me. Several times during the visit he asked if I had any more questions. He was easy going and (Read More)
The best kind of love
I sometimes find it easy to tell myself I’m tired, watch Netflix, and waste time. Leukemia makes for a great excuse. Perhaps if I lived alone that would always be the case. But not (Read More)
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