Tag: oncology
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When The Right Door Opens
I rarely shop at Kohl’s. It is not a store that I am drawn to. Being a snowbird, I am always on the lookout for clothes I can wear in Tucson. Kohl’s was having an end-of-season sale. Pushing through my procrastination, I drove the eight-and-a-half miles to the store. As I opened the door to…
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When the Obvious Isn’t So Obvious
It’s a 45-mile drive from where I live to my girlfriend’s house. There has been a lot of road construction this summer, forcing me to take a longer than usual route. Last Thursday, I took Interstate 96 to Telegraph Road. At that intersection, a large yellow sign read “Need A Prayer.” Two men were sitting…
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Catching My Breath
The surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in my large intestine was five weeks ago. The initial diagnosis was the best I could have hoped for. The tumor was located in splenic flexure, an anatomical term that defines a location near the descending colon that is close to the spleen. The surgeon removed 13.5 inches…
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Where Do I Go From Here?
A child’s graduation from college is a momentous occasion for any parent. I remember helping my daughter clean her dorm room for the last time. There was a “shit ton” of stuff. Walking out of the dorm for the last time, my daughter started moaning about some perceived injustice she recently encountered. Her final words…
Lean into your life 