Yes, boys and girls, it’s time for another installment of the exciting saga “Garth’s Seemingly Endless Good News/Bad News Unfunny Joke.” In this eventful episode, there’s both good news and bad news galore. Giant watertanks full of news. Here are some highlights. First the good news. The fundraising worked well. Let me reiterate my ginormous…
AML News, part 9
Oh, boy. Lots of stuff has been happening. This could be a long one. Let’s start with a crude outline: Introduction and wide angle update Party, On, Garth! overview Gratitude Party On, Garth! Booze license saga Looking ahead Introduction and updates Nearly all of the news is good. My short-term health continues to be OK….
AML News, Part 8
I’ve been trying to be cheerful and optimistic through this journey, but my optimism is being stretched thin. Ironically, it’s not my immediate medical condition that’s got me aggravated; I actually feel OK. It’s not the long-term prognosis; that’s still pretty good. It’s not even the month in the hospital with the treatment and transplant…
AML News, Part 7
It’s been a long time since I’ve updated this beast; I’d better get on it or casual site visitors will assume I’m dead. I’m planning on doing two posts in quick succession. This one will be a matter-of-fact update about where I’ve been and where I am, AML-wise. The second will be the beginnings of…
AML Hospitalization News/Journal, Part 6
Well, it’s been a while, I suppose I should write another hospitalization post. The problem is, there’s very little news to report. I continue to be stuck in the hospital. I continue to feel OK. The doctors say I’ll be able to go home for a few weeks when my blood counts, especially the neutrophils,…
Way too early analysis of 2024 presidential candidates
Let’s take some time from my hospitalization posts at look at prospects for the 2024 US Presidential Election. The short version: things are looking utterly bleak. Irredeemably dismal. We the people must demand better. The Republicans: forget it. They’re all stark raving loony nutso mad. They’re unabashed bigots, every single one of ’em. They’re advocates…
AML Hospitalization News/Journal, Part 5
Well, it’s gotten less boring, anyway. I’ve had some unpleasant side effects, some due diligence diagnostics, and some real data has to how effective the treatments have been so far. One evening, I started experiencing gut pain. It was pretty bad, a little like my old diverticulitis episodes. But it was not accompanied by a…
AML Hospitalization News/Journal, Part 4
Boring is good. That’s what the doctors told me at the start of chemo. My condition is very good. Boredom accomplished. I’ve been incarcerated for three and a half eternities, and I’ll probably be here for a couple more. The treatment continues to go well. I haven’t had any serious side effects. My blood counts…
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Hospitalization Journal, parts 1-3
This series started as a news report for concerned friends and relatives in Facebook and through email. Interest in it is greater that I’d anticipated, and I’m having trouble keeping track of who I’ve sent which parts to. So, I’ll move it to the blog where interested folks can check when they want. March 17,…
The Quest for Simplicity
A big part of the nature photographer’s job is to find grace and simplicity in the chaotic jumble of the natural world. We visit a bunch of straggly pine trees on a bluff overlooking the ocean. There’s a tangled mess of branches and trunks and needles pointing everywhichaway. Where’s the photo in that? Find a…