A blog about faith and fighting leukemia.
I was feeling pretty good about myself one day last week. I had done a minor good deed that morning, admittedly something that was thoughtful. Plus, I’ve been feeling so well lately, with good lab results and working nearly full…
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The headlines are filled these days with celebrities falling from grace. Repeat offenders include Miley Cyrus, Charlie Sheen, sports stars, and a whole host of others. Sometimes it’s comical. Other times it’s tragic. Always, it’s sad. In just one week…
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In 2005-2006 I had the experience of a lifetime: I deployed to Iraq as an Infantry company commander. There is no more ultimate test of a man’s mettle than how he will perform in combat, and I had the opportunity…
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I felt like I was so close to getting over the hump, so close to getting back to the “old me.” I’ve been feeling well most of the time. The headaches are fewer and less intense. My skin and eye…
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The airport is awfully busy for 5:30 am. I’m waiting to catch my flight at Bush Intercontinental Airport just north of Houston. This will close out my fifth trip to Houston. Wish I could say “fifth and final…”, but alas…
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It’s been nearly seven years now since I lost my dad to lung cancer. When I left for Iraq in March 2005, he was seemingly fine. He had surgery about a year later and the doctors thought he was cured. …
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I’m not a “cup is half empty” kind of guy. I’m generally not pessimistic and tend to approach things from a measured position. I wrote about “Cautious Optimism” once before and concluded that this wasn’t the right approach for me,…
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I started off the week with a visit to the Emergency Room in Berea. My headaches have eased a little, but I had some new symptoms that concerned my doctor. So, about dinnertime on Sunday evening she told me to…
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I have always been a planner. I first learned this in the Boy Scouts, whose motto is “Be Prepared.” I was fully immersed in the Scouts during my entire adolescence, so I had several years of planning for hiking and…
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It’s hard to believe we’ve already been home over a week. Nearly five months have passed since I left for Texas and four months since the transplant itself. Time really does pass quickly, especially when helped along by busy schedules…
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