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A few days ago, I was driving to the UVA Cancer Center for the last of five radiation treatments. If you’ve ever had to endure a series of unappealing but necessary medical procedures, you know how wonderful it is for them to be over. I had no desire to ring the proverbial bell, for a […]
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I assume that most cancer survivors live with this nagging feeling that the cancer is still lurking in their body, just waiting for another opportunity to show up on a scan, in bloodwork, or as a suspicious-looking blemish. While remission is a welcome reprieve from treatment, there is always the fear of a recurrence hanging […]
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For any of you who have been a volunteer, you’ve probably had a bit of experience with fundraising. As much as I dislike begging people for money, it seems that I’ve been involved in it all my life. As an example, my first career was as a social worker in a large hospice organization. Back […]
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When I was about twelve years old, I remember thinking that a lot of people had nicknames. There were famous people like Babe Ruth and Bing Crosby. And there regular people like my friends Skip and Bubba. But, I did not have a nickname. Oh sure, people called me “Ronnie” rather than my birth name, […]
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Earlier this year, we had a busy few months of mostly normal life for people our age. We tended to some caregiving duties, visited with family, and then babysat our two-year-old granddaughter for four days. If you’re our age and have never babysat a two-year-old, I suggest you consider vitamin supplements chased with bourbon and […]
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I often refer to myself as an old, bald, white guy. But “white” does not truly describe the tone of my skin. If I were paint, my color would be Pasty Alabaster with a touch of Eggshell to lighten me up. When I look in the mirror, I’m reminded of Bill Murray’s line in the […]
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We were sitting in an airport, waiting to board a plane to Spain. It would be our last big family trip before our kids went to college, got married, and had children. We had never really traveled that much but wanted to experience a few foreign cultures together as a family. So, as we sat […]
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I recently got a coffee cup warmer as a gift. Since I tend to linger with my first few cups of coffee, the warmer keeps my morning elixir hot. However, when I first got it, I wasn’t sure how well it was working. So, as a way to test it, I touched the surface of […]
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Whenever someone comes up to me and says, “Walk with me,” two experiences come to mind. The first is when my tenth grade math teacher led me out into the hallway and told me that my spontaneous comments during class, while quite hilarious, made it feel like I had more control over the classroom than […]
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Since we are knee-deep in politics these days, considering that the contested, or more accurately detested, presidential election is just around the corner, I think we all need to take a breath, reset, and laugh just a bit more. A few weeks ago, my wife and I were heading to Boston and then onto New […]
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