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Unexpected Surprises
Original Song "Unexpected Surprises", written after extraordinarily successful stem cell harvesting.
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Aug 26, 20231 min read


Lost in Translation
I shared a new song yesterday. I also sent the video to my sister in law on the Slack phone app, since she doesn't use Facebook. She was shocked by the automated transcript of the song. For your amusement, here are some excerpts from the automated transcript of my vocal, along with the original lyrics in parenthesis:
"Because close and different war
(Jesus, I am your servant, You hold me close.)
"I stand your deer and the car right here beside me and the duck..."
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Mar 17, 20232 min read


What are you doing?
The oncologist called yesterday, right before my PET scan, and said that the bone marrow results indicated Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a somewhat rare and aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin's B-Cell Lymphoma. He is referring me to a specialist at MUSC, the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston. Together they will work out a treatment plan. He expects treatment to include Chemotherapy, and perhaps (probably?) a stem-cell transplants and some other things I couldn't remembe
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Mar 16, 20232 min read


Just Come Home
When I was in second grade, I decided to run away from home. I packed my little backpack, and was sitting at the end of the driveway with my Labrador Retriever Bonnie. I was mentally going through my checklist of stuff to bring, when I made the horrifying realization that I'm had forgotten to pack dog food. Moreover, that big dog could eat! The whole backpack wasn't big enough to carry enough food for her. There was no way I could leave her behind, and I couldn't possibly br
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Jan 1, 20232 min read


Questions for Joseph
At Christmas time, we talk and sing a lot about Mary, but do we ever give much thought to Joseph?
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Dec 27, 20223 min read
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