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
Initiation by Fire
October 4, 2013
Throughout our lives each of us experiences a series of initiations. These are rites of passage whereby we move from one level of awareness and understanding into a new, more expansive and profound one. The church calls these sacraments. Often these initiations involve pain, suffering, an enduring of fear, humiliation and loss of social Read More
That Burning Sensation
September 28, 2013
After last Tuesday’s dose of Chlorambucil, I had an intense burning sensation fill me. It felt like I had a fever: violent chills, shaking and a headache. I was miserable for about 4 hours until these symptoms went away.
This was a nasty enough experience that doing it again in two weeks left me Read More
This was a nasty enough experience that doing it again in two weeks left me Read More
A Week to Recover
September 19, 2013
When I went for my latest dosage of Chlorambucil, I was told I’d had a mixed response to the first two dosages. My white blood cell count has dropped impressively but my lymph nodes have not reduced in size. Consequently the doctor decided to increase the dosage. I took 31 pills last week instead Read More
Better Living through Chemistry
August 21, 2013
I want to begin by thanking my readers for their thoughts, prayers and good wishes. They are very much appreciated. Thank you.
The computer for the clinical trial study for Ibrutinib randomly assigned me to the older drug, Chlorambucil. While disappointing this drug, that was approved by the FDA for the treatment of Read More
The computer for the clinical trial study for Ibrutinib randomly assigned me to the older drug, Chlorambucil. While disappointing this drug, that was approved by the FDA for the treatment of Read More
Decision Day
August 12, 2013
As I write this blog, I am waiting for a telephone call that will tell me if I have been accepted into a trial clinical study for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL). If I have been, the likely outcome, then I will be told which of two drugs, one old and one new, the study Read More
Barbecue Grill: An Update
July 10, 2013
I went to the oral surgeon on Monday to have my tongue biopsied for possible cancer. The procedure involves a scraping of the tongue with a wire brush - just like I clean my barbecue grill.
Good news: when the surgeon examined my tongue and mouth, he found no signs of cancer or of Read More
Good news: when the surgeon examined my tongue and mouth, he found no signs of cancer or of Read More
Barbecue Grill
July 8, 2013
I am sorry I haven't written in quite a while. I have closed my psychotherapy office in Sacramento and retired; sold two homes and almost broke even; purchased and upgraded a new home in San Diego and packed up and moved from Northern California to Southern California.
On top of all of this, my Read More
On top of all of this, my Read More
A Man's Mid-Life Crisis: Death of the Hero/Birth of the Soul
November 18, 2012
In the news recently have been stories of famous men who at midlife have been caught having an affair. Nothing new, really, but why does it keep happening? I have some thoughts I want to share with you.
A colleague of mine, Dr. John A. Robinson, wrote a book with the title Death Read More
A colleague of mine, Dr. John A. Robinson, wrote a book with the title Death Read More
The Hymn of the Pearl
September 7, 2012
The following story is a powerful myth. It speaks to our individuation process. Here is The Hymn of the Read More