“Illness is the night side of life, a more onerous citizenship. Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well...

The Rolling Stones Well, the word “iconic” comes to mind when I hear the “Stones” belt out one of their signature songs. Living with...

The body is a fragile thing. As is the mind. How lucky to have community to shoulder some of the burden. To support. To commiserate. To...

A shorter posting this month as we welcome a new author to the site. I thought it best not to get too wordy as a person can only take so...

Well, again, no surprise here if you have read the column. ABBA, the super-group from Sweden comes in with this month’s song – WATERLOO....

I have a tough time staying asleep at night which I have been told does not make me unique. Getting a solid 8 hours of uninterrupted...

Oh boy am I going crazy. Normally a song such as this would not even be in my universe. I am not fond of “new music” which can be defined...

Please humor me this month OK. This month is different. Put away the blood numbers talk and the concern about neutrophil levels. Table...

By Luke Bell OK, this is a personal one for me. About seven years ago in June a good friend of mine was lost to pancreatic cancer. In...

“Remember that everything that has happened to you, all your previous experiences, your triumphs and failures, your sorrows and your joys...

No - this article is not about my Medieval Literature grade in high school. Question: Do you recognize the following definition? An...

Theme Song Well of course it is going to be the theme song from the movie “The Magnificent Seven.” How could it not be? The award-winning...

Little River Band LRB, Little River Band (Australian) gained popularity in the late 70’s and early 80’s. While never achieving commercial...

What would happen if you were given the chance to have a new life? One huge do-over!!! Now, how does that sound? Often times my mind...

Linda Ronstadt This has nothing to do with cancer/multiple myeloma. I was listening to some music on my computer and I came across a...

I am on a 35-day treatment cycle for my Multiple Myeloma. This past Monday I was scheduled to go to the cancer center at our hospital for...

Brrrr, it's winter in Wyoming and the snow is piling high. This morning it was below zero and my fingers got numb from sweeping snow off...

January 15, 2022 marks the seventh anniversary of my Multiple Myeloma (MM) diagnosis. There are times where I can barely remember what...

There is a picture on the wall in my home office of my Mom and Dad on their wedding day. It’s a formal pose quite common as wedding...

About 30 years ago Jimmy Buffett recorded an album called Fruit Cakes on which he sang a song called “Fruit Cakes In The Oven.” At the...