This is the first time I’ve seen these needle protectors on syringes. Just getting some boosters and immunizations. In related news, I’m just about ready for an upcoming trip. My goal is to get up to date on the ol’ album here so I can post images along the way. Otherwise the backlog might drive me [...]

After 10 days of feeling quite cruddy, I went and got everything possible to tackle bronchitis and began to feel immediately better.

Headcold? Sinus infection? I’m not sure which, but it was bound to happen. And thus I scrambled through the boxes under the sink looking for something to ease the symptoms. I’m a stubborn man when it comes to taking synthetic medications that aren’t in the form of gummy bears. But sometimes you have to make [...]

Guess who hasn’t been to the dentist, in *gulp* years? Guilty. I’ve remedied that over the past month with a checkup and exam and then today? A cleaning. I was expecting intense white-knuckled pain, but the  hygienist was delicate and kind. Now I have to find a way to make one of those electric toothbrush [...]

I’m breaking a rule and jumping ahead a few posts to cover today’s visit with the oncologist. In short, though I’m 20 pounds lighter, my doctor was very pleased to reveal that I’m doing great. No treatment this time around. He even expressed a bit of amazement that I’m still hanging in there some 14 years [...]

It’s been six months since my last check-up with the oncologist, which kinda went bad. I haven’t written about that day yet as more data seemed prudent and man I don’t even like bringing “it” up. Anyway I had some bloodwork done at the doctor’s office today to find out how things were going. (Backstory) The answer [...]

In the waiting room at the doctor’s office.