I can’t stand self-help books. I especially think the business “self-help” books are a joke. The truly successful business people are too busy being successful to write books telling other people how to be like them. They may have someone ghost write their autobiographies, but they’re not sharing their business secrets with [...]
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I had an appointment with my local oncologist today. We had a few minutes to talk. There’s not much going on in my treatment and my condition is fairly stable.
The steroids are my main problem. I have such a struggle trying to decide what to do. I could [...]
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Starting Wednesday, I’ll be working with a local man to help me overcome my fears about stem cell transplant. He’s a Buddhist, and does hypnotherapy, relaxation and other things to teach people how to overcome stress and pain. I need to be able to put my fears aside so I can move on.
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The last few months, I haven’t had a measurable m-spike, but I still have an elevated serum IgA (1177 mg/dL this month - usually in the 900s). My doctor is going to have me start the freelight test, starting next month. Here’s what he said about this month’s test:
“The SPEP was read as [...]
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I spent most of the day sitting. I was either driving or waiting for a doctor or an infusion. I had Zometa today at UNC, and I liked it there. I have been having the infusion every 4 weeks in Pinehurst. The facility in Pinehurst is very nice, but I need [...]
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For a while now I’ve had a sore left foot that seems to get worse when I walk. I had worked my way up to walking 2 miles a day, and I had to cut back to a mile a day due to the pain. When you have MM, you worry about anything [...]
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If you like cartoons that are made more for adults, there are a few I can recommend. These two never fail to make me laugh. They’re Futurama and Family Guy.
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I signed up for the Flex One plan through AFLAC at work. If you can get your employer to have an AFLAC rep come in to talk to the employees about this, it’s a good thing. I don’t know if they have individual plans for this. Here’s how it works. Your [...]
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From a recent edition of mental_floss magazine:
In these tough economic times, any industry with significant job growth should be cheered, so here’s to Elvis impersonation. When Elvis died in 1977, there were 43 professional Elvii (that’s the plural form, because we said so). In 1990, there were 10,000. In 2000, some 35,000. [...]
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I went to see an Endocrinologist on Wednesday. He’s a really nice doc, and spent a lot of time with me. We wanted to find out a few things about how treatment is impacting me, so he drew blood and I am having a bone mineral density scan next Wednesday. He’s testing [...]
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I have the most terrible cable Internet service in existence. If I didn’t live outside my own DSL service area, I wouldn’t have to use Charter Cable. I’ve even entertained moving so I can get DSL!
During the holiday weekend, there have been between 12-13 hours without service, and still counting. Last month [...]
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