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Myeloma On The High Plains


15 Months/Tons
It has been almost fifteen full months since my CAR T cell procedure. December 2023 seems like a long time ago. Again, I am reminded that...
Mar 244 min read


On Conversation
In an exciting and terrifying turn of events, I have journeyed into the realm of publishing. A recent artist residency allowed me the...
Mar 244 min read


On Relapses, Retreats, and Returns
It’s been one year since my health took its latest turn. Perhaps it was a relapse. Perhaps a pseudo-flare. Perhaps the label does not...
Feb 244 min read


Staying Alive - Song of the Month
By The Bee Gees If you happen to find yourself trapped in the Way Back Time Machine and it is late 1977 this is what you will find as the...
Feb 201 min read


No What!
Forest Service Sign seen on a hiking trail: Warning – Extreme Hazard – No Water, No Shade, No Cell Service HMMM? This past month I...
Feb 203 min read


Brand New Man - Song of the Month
By Brooks and Dunn Well, at what point do any of us become “brand new”? Each and every day?; when we survive a CAR T Cell procedure?; or...
Jan 211 min read


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Not sure where this is all going, so let us begin here: Welcome to the start of the second decade. I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma...
Jan 214 min read


Sloop John B - Song of the Month
By The Beach Boys Take a look at the video and you will see two original members of the Beach Boys still managing to provide us with...
Dec 21, 20241 min read


The Trip
“…. This is the worst/best trip, I’ve ever been on” -- Beach Boys, Sloop John B Happy Holidays to all who visit this site. May the joys...
Dec 21, 20244 min read


Walk Like An Egyptian - Song of the Month
By The Bangles I dare you to listen to this song and watch the video and not crack a smile. Go ahead. Try It. It is virtually impossible....
Nov 26, 20241 min read


Gobble Gobble
Post Car T cell update at 11 months: Hard to believe that it has been 11 months since my Car T cell procedure. At times it seems as if it...
Nov 26, 20243 min read


Someone To Watch Over Me & Dark Eyes - Song(s) Of The Month
By Hot Club Of Cowtown This month features not one but two songs by Hot Club Of Cowtown. I came across their rendition of Someone To...
Oct 24, 20241 min read


Just Livin’
OK first things first - A 10-month post Car T cell update: The latest blood draw shows no evidence of a monoclonal peak which has always...
Oct 24, 20243 min read


Delilah - Song of the Month
By Tom Jones OK, this song has absolutely nothing to do with MM or cancer. And quite honestly, I really am not sure what the message is...
Sep 24, 20241 min read


11 Holes?
How in heavens name does one recover and pick up the pieces of what was your life after you hear those words “you have cancer”? That is...
Sep 24, 20243 min read


My Life - Song of the Month
By Billy Joel I am beyond grateful for my doc’s. They have kept me alive for almost 10 years. And I am humbled by their expertise and...
Aug 26, 20241 min read


To Fish Or Not To Fish
I am not an angler. In fact, the last time I wetted a line so to speak was…. Well, I cannot remember. It was well before I was diagnosed...
Aug 26, 20244 min read


Dream On - Song of the Month
By Aerosmith Hard to believe but this song qualifies as an oldie but goodie. Yes, it has been around for a long time. And I am surprised...
Jul 23, 20241 min read


Dream On
“I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our disposition and not upon our...
Jul 23, 20244 min read


A Better Man - Song of the Month
By Clint Black How could the song of the month not include the word “better;” and what a wonderful tie to this Clint Black mega hit. His...
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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