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Myeloma On The High Plains


Operating Small
It is just about Fall. As a personal update, we are working towards a Car T cell therapy protocol for the treatment of my Multiple...
Sep 18, 20233 min read


Needles and Pins - Song of the Month
By Jackie DeShannon
Sep 9, 20231 min read


On Pins and Needles
I hope I have not kept you waiting in anticipation for this month’s column, dear reader. It comes to you late in order to accommodate a...
Sep 9, 20234 min read


Who's On First? - Song of the Month
By Abbott and Costello I just could not help myself with this choice for “song” of the month. This is one of the greatest comedy skits to...
Aug 21, 20231 min read


Overwhelmed?
So, this is how it is for me: No matter how much I try to accept my fate, I still struggle with these facts: I have cancer/multiple...
Aug 21, 20234 min read


On Silver Linings and Golden Repairs
I celebrated a birthday this month. Not a monumental one by any means, but another full orbit on this planet nonetheless. Just like with...
Jul 21, 20233 min read


Don’t Know Why - Song of the Month
By Norah Jones I cannot believe that it has been over 20 years since Norah Jones recorded this song. I must be getting old because time...
Jul 20, 20231 min read


Silver Lining - Song of the Month
By Rilo Kiley
Jul 20, 20231 min read


Why? Because.
I want to let you know that I so appreciate, respect, and empathize with your struggles, your worries, your good days and your not so...
Jul 20, 20234 min read


Birch Trees & Broken Barns - Song of the Month
By Caroline Smith & The Good Night Sleeps
Jun 20, 20231 min read


On Tooth Fairies and Whimsy
Humans have adapted a quirky way of framing natural occurrences that are novel or frightening in the lives and minds of our children....
Jun 20, 20233 min read


Average
Average: a single value that represents or summarizes the general significance of a set of unequal values. As a former engineer, the...
Jun 20, 20234 min read


You've Got Your Troubles - Song of the Month
By The Fortunes Boy, do I like that title. And I like the line “You’ve got your troubles I’ve got mine” even better. Every one of us has...
Jun 20, 20231 min read


Song of the Month - The End Of The Line
The Traveling Wilburys What a super group: George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne, and Bob Dylan. The group was the idea of...
May 22, 20231 min read


Get Busy
I could be wrong here (and that would not be very notable) but I believe there is a line in the movie The Shawshank Redemption where the...
May 22, 20233 min read


Anne's Song of the Month - Pick Yourself Up
By Natalie Cole
May 15, 20231 min read


On Practice
Shortly following my diagnosis, I was introduced to a well-connected couple in the MS Community who provided unsolicited support,...
May 15, 20234 min read


A Simple Reminder
It is Spring and as such, tangible evidence of a renewal or new beginnings usually creeps into my general consciousness/awareness. The...
Apr 21, 20233 min read


Song(s) of the Month - In The Misty Moonlight & Send Me Your Pillow
By Dean Martin That’s right, we are changing it up but just for one month and that is because I just could not make a final decision as...
Apr 21, 20231 min read


‘Let's Call The Whole Thing Off'
By Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Apr 11, 20231 min read
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