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Fear and heart failure in Luke

FEAR AND HEART FAILURE IN LUKE

Today is the first day of December. At the moment, many Americans are nervously awaiting the arrival of the Omicron strain of the SARS-COV-2 virus. We’re told that it may very well evade the immune response in our bodies conferred by the vaccine. Some citizens are more bothered by the prospect of having to wear masks and the odds of another lockdown. But other Americans don’t care one way or another about Omicrom. They think they are invincible, or it...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus

WHY IS SARS-COV-2 SO RESILIENT?

Origins (as described on NPR One) Originally, the so-called wet markets found in Huanan and many other cities not only in China but in Laos, Thailand, SIngapore and elsewhere in Southeast Asia were blamed for the begining of the SARS-CoV-2 in humans. At the markets, many common foods such fish, chicken and pork are displayed in close proximity to more exotic animals, which are often stacked in cages that create incredible stress on the animals, making them vulnerable to disease....

My Journey with Cancer Part 2. Cancer cells dividing.

MY JOURNEY WITH CANCER (PT 2)

To jump to the most current post, click HERE Welcome to Part 2 of my blog post My Journey With Cancer. I’m blogging daily with no understanding of when or how my journey will end. It might be ten years from now or it may be much sooner. But then, again, does anyone know the measure of time they been apportioned on Earth? And what is time? And what happens to us when that time runs out? The reason I...

CT Scan

MY JOURNEY WITH CANCER

Jump to most recent post The new year is barely two weeks old, and I’m already finding out what 2023 will bring. While some people will be coping with war and peace, poverty, inflation and unemployment, love and marriage, happiness and sadness, I (and my loving wife, Deena) will find ourselves meeting new people, visiting new places, experiencing new things and the common denominator is cancer. Our plans to travel to my homeland in Germany next winter may not occur...

General Surgery for Cancer

MY JOURNEY WITH CANCER (PT 3)

This is the third installation of my journal from the day I was first diagnosed with cancer of the bladder. These are my thoughts, my prayers, my observations and my journey as I navigate this brave new world. Read more about it in this post called “My Journey with Cancer (Pt 3.)” To jump to today’s entry, click HERE To jump back to part two, click HERE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023 (C DAY +29) My journey with cancer (Part 3)....

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