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Myeloma On The High Plains


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


Better
Happy June! What a month – warmer mornings and evenings begin to become the routine. The start of summer. Sitting outside on the porch,...
Jun 24, 20243 min read


It is not about more.
First an update: It has been almost 150 days since I received my reconfigured T-cells and according to the most recent blood draw...
May 22, 20243 min read


South of the Border - Song of the Month
By Asleep at the Wheel, Featuring George Straight Today I make a request (not an order) - dance. Well, if you have never danced the...
May 22, 20241 min read


Have You Seen The Rain - Song of the Month
By Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) “I wanta know, have you ever seen the rain” Well, have you? Some kind of question. But then again,...
Apr 18, 20241 min read


Here we go!
Day 90 arrived. Three months after I got my reconfigured T-Cells, a PET/CT scan was ordered to evaluate my condition. The results of the...
Apr 18, 20243 min read


Not Quite
By the time this is posted, I will be on about Day 85 post Car T Cell introduction/re-introduction. Day 90 is a big day because a blood...
Mar 22, 20243 min read


Mona Lisa - Song of the Month
By Nat King Cole Such an ear-pleasing sound. Such a smooth and melodic timbre. Such grace and elegance. Nat King Cole’s version of Mona...
Mar 22, 20241 min read


Help! - Song of the Month
By The Beatles, covered by The Carpenters
Mar 15, 20241 min read


On Advocacy - In Honor of MS Awareness Month
I incurred a minor relapse. The statement is as blunt and disruptive as the experience. MS relapses have no finesse or tact. There is not...
Mar 15, 20244 min read


Rock ‘n Roll is King - Song of the Month
By ELO, Electric Light Orchestra In the pantheon of songs that must be “dance to” this one is right up near the top. And what better way...
Feb 21, 20241 min read


In Progress – Part Two
My previous post (January) included the experiences and thoughts regarding the first 14 days of a Car T cell protocol. This post deals...
Feb 21, 20244 min read
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