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The following is a GUEST-POST composed by Dr. Sascha Tuchman, a friend and colleague from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr Tuchman will be co-moderating the final pre-ASH 2018 #amyloidosis journal club (#amyloidosisJC) with Untan…
I have my menu planned and most of the food bought. I decided on a turkey breast bone in. Then another main dish is the vegetarian nut loaf that has been our standard on Thanksgiving. It’s the recipe from Tassajara cooking and I’ve used it for the last 25 years, maybe more. I’ll make our […]
One of my best friends here in Florence gave me a lovely present the other day. It was supposed to be a Xmas present, but my friend was so excited and eager to see my reaction that she couldn’t wait until December. She had ordered two small, woolen versions of Pixie and Pandora (my 14-month-old…
It’s a strange world. We all know that we will die one day, and yet no-one wants to actually talk about death. We brush the subject under the carpet, imagine there isn’t an elephant in the room, pretend that medical science will find a cure next week…..
The weekend of November 1st was a long holiday weekend, so Stefano and I, and his aunt and uncle (yes, the uncle with MM), decided to visit the ancient southern Italian city of Matera, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. It is also one of the OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY INHABITED cities in the…
I am definitely feeling better today. This is day 4 of this head cold. I’ve had good energy all day and even did my walk this morning. I didn’t go to the gym though but will go tomorrow after I get my blood work done. This is my 6-week labs and then I’ll do another in […]
Paradise is pretty much gone. The fire has ravaged the entire town. Paradise is somewhat isolated as it is up a canyon drive from Chico. Not an easy road to navigate. B used to have accounts there and I have been with him a few times. It’s hard to imagine all those houses and businesses […]
Hello there, gang.Dom has suffered from back pain for 30+ years. We had gotten used to it.However, now, any new ache or pain scares the hell out of us. “Could it be the cancer coming back?” “A new lesion?”. (This sadly is our ne…
Nearly a year has passed since my last blog entry. So many times I have thought of posting, so many times I have decided not to bother as nothing has really changed. I kept waiting for that massive / small improvement in either Mike’s health…
Political things: The election is over and I’m happy with the results overall. At least Democrats got the house back and can put some pressure on Trump to be more accountable. I was very upset when I saw the treatment of Jim Acosta. I happened to be watching that news conference on Youtube just when […]