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There have been many working titles for this update.  The words have continued to morph and shape-shift, bouncing and tumbling in an attempt to form a cohesive whole.  These days have been lacking in clarity, a dearth of epiphanies.  Words … Continue reading →

The plan was to come back from Alcatraz and drive through North Beach to see if we could find parking and go to a pastry shop or cafe.  While on the ‘rock’ earlier that day, we’d decided cannolis at a … Continue reading →

Time has been swallowed in huge gulps since we last spoke nearly two months ago.  Let’s see what I can sculpt by way of patterns, trajectories, and discoveries from that time.  Please sit back and enjoy the view as we … Continue reading →

On the plane home from a work-related conference in Louisville last night, I read journal entries back to October of last year.  I’ve been keeping a journal my whole life.  When I take the time to go back and read … Continue reading →

Not sure what i want to say…  it went really well, the nurses were fantastic, there were some hiccups getting started, and some discomfort.  They heat up the blood before it is put back into your body, this was an … Continue reading →

The universe keeps asserting that I still have a choice to bow out of this donation process, even now, the 11th hour and two shots into this adventure and the final countdown.  Friday afternoon this reminder about choice came by … Continue reading →

Filing out of packed muggy tubes moving strangers from one destination to another on a balmy May day, past the Powell street cable car, through San Francisco’s Union Square shopping and theater district, amidst the silent masses and our desperation … Continue reading →

The news that I was cleared to donate by Cornell came through last Thursday morning.  It’s all systems go for my donation two weeks from today!  Arrangements for my first Neupogen shot in a controlled environment five days before the … Continue reading →

The results of my blood work were due to be complete within 72 hours.  That would have been the middle of the day this past Saturday.  Do labs have off on the weekends?  Does the 72 hours begin the morning … Continue reading →

There’s a lot of detail in the Post Number 2 narrative below, so I just wanted to succinctly note that I am fine and actually really, really happy. My experience at Cornell, including the care and treatment I received from … Continue reading →