Did you know there is an actual medical condition called “Chemo Brain”? If you google it, you will find a good deal of information...

Frost blankets the brown winter grass, Light fog drifts over the bay. The dreary gray that lingered so long Now yields to a brighter day....

Yesterday afternoon’s visit with Dr. Joudeh was significant for me. In fact, I made a few notes about it in my symptom calendar because...

Dr. Joudah has returned from family leave because the results from my 22 January lab tests were posted on the patient portal today. The...

There is an undeniable stigma associated with owning cats, (emphasis on the plural) especially if you are a woman.

Take a stroll with me along Navarre Beach late on a January afternoon when the temperature is near 70 degrees. That’s what it was like...

You left this morning before the stars had faded.

September 17, 2020 It’s not just a cliche. America really used to be great. At least many of us felt so—growing up loving it in so many ways

One warm summer day I went down to the sea Where two little fishes came swimming with me. The sun glistened bright on their silvery...

Where heartland plains roll golden wheat To the foothills of the Rockies, And the trails lead through the forests Where your quests for...

Just a quick post to update you on a few things, namely, that my numbers continue to be good. As you can see from my most recent labs,...

The following narrative is political in nature. The subject is one of the most troubling ones to occupy my thoughts over the past several...

When you go through a difficult time in your life, you learn a lot about yourself and about the people around you that you care about....

It’s a girl!!

https://www.myeloma.org/types-of-myeloma That is a very good web page from the International Myeloma Foundation explaining the disorder,...

This has been a busy week already for treatment. Yesterday I had my Velcade injection, and I’ll have another one on Thursday. Today I had...

A server with a tray of sizzling fajitas hoisted onto his shoulder passed my table as I sat and waited for my friend, who had been...

Everyone who knows even a little about me will probably tell you, "Yep, she's a crazy cat lady!" Except for the "crazy" part, I wear the...

As you step out of the elevator on the second floor of the medical center, you enter an open waiting area for the lab with the check-in...