Lungs and cafeterias
I was at MD Anderson on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week for a CT scan, lab work, and meetings with the oncologist and pulmonologist. Consistent with the nature of metastatic colon cancer, cancer activity continues to pop up. For me, that is currently in my left lung. My right lung was where I had ~40% removed, and I’ve had a “bronchoscopic microwave ablation” done on one lesion in my left lung. Both of those seem to be doing / have done what we hoped they would. And, as
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Trying to love well
Antonio (not his real name) sat in the back of my digital media class, kicked back in his chair. It was a crowded class right after lunch with every seat occupied by 30+ high schoolers. Fluorescent blue slushees and Takis were being finished as they made their way into the room. From day 1 in the class, Antonio just didn’t give a $#@% about doing any of the work, which was frustrating because I tried hard to create engaging projects for the students. But Antonio was more inte
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Choosing Kindness
The ride on the crowded R train was a little warm, particularly in my regular work attire of slacks and a button down. My fellow commuters were in their quiet rush as they exited the subway and then headed up the stairs to the busy street. I crossed Broadway and went into the office. It was a normal day. As I walked into our work area, Brian, my colleague and friend on our consulting project, was the only other one from our team there. He immediately said “we need to go up t
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