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Dark Comedy about a man with terminal cancer, a wife in a coma and people trying to kill him. Just recently table read by the writing group in St. Louis (Writers Under the Arch), I helped found.
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Heard from the oncologist a moment ago who told me the pathology report came back positive for "recurrent, persistent adenocarcinoma." Making an appointment to see a surgeon next week to see what he thinks. The Great Cancer Adventure Continues, damn it!
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In January, I had a PET scan which showed there was “minimal residual disease”, something that is of course great, good news. On Tuesday, some three months later, I had a CT Scan, which showed there was “…near complete response to radiation and chemotherapy. Subtle FDG uptake still identified with and (sic) a single posterior mediastinal lymph node.” All of which is to say, the esophagus looks to…
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While I don’t "officially" retire until May 31, today's my last day at the office being involved in the organization's day-to-day activities. As you might imagine, after almost 26 years here, this is a bittersweet moment. It has been my honor to have been affiliated with the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation for all this time. I have met some wonderful people and feel like I've made…
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Zen calendar thought for the day for Monday, March 12, courtesy of the Dalai Lama: "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Zen calendar thought for the day for Tuesday, March 13, attributed to Rumi: "I learned that every mortal will taste death. But only some will taste life." (Following the wise council of some of the members of…
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This morning, I went to the gym for the first time in months. Light workout of course, and in fact I was in my street clothes, including a tie, but I did go back and did a little something. Yesterday, I went to Starbuck's, all by myself, me and my cane!
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