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Another Perspective

The Infusion Center

November 26, 2013
Tags: Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, infusion center, nurses
The check-in for the infusion cancer center is in the main lobby of the Moores building on the UCSD campus. I don’t know about you, but I’d never been to an infusion center before I needed to go myself. It is the room where cancer patients receive their chemotherapy.

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December Decision

November 8, 2013
Tags: Chlorambucil, Ibrutinib
After meeting with my oncologist last Tuesday there is some good news and some disappointing news.

The good news is my white blood cell count continues to decline. From a high of 161.5, it is now 42 (normal is 4-10). The Chlorambucil is clearly doing its job. I have more energy and on occasion recall what  Read More 
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In Honor of All Saints' Day

November 1, 2013
Tags: All Saints' Day, Episcopal Church, Arne Folkedal, Morton Kelsey, St. Luke's, Monrovia, Bishop Bloy, white owls, Notre Dame University
Growing up in the Episcopal Church I’d participated in more than a dozen All Saints’ Day activities by the time I was a teenager. It never meant much to me but I loved the music, especially “For all the saints who from their labors rest.” Not only did I participate in All Saints’  Read More 
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