From Hair to There

Queue Rod Serling:  You are about to enter another dimension.  A dimension not only of time and space, but of hair.  A journey into a wondrous land of strands.  You’ve just crossed over into… the Baldilocks Zone.  My apologies to those of you born after about 1970, for you are now wondering where the f you can […]

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Transitioning Back to “Normal”

I’m feeling more and more like my prick (pre + sick) self lately, and my last visit to City of Hope’s Main Lab waiting room confirmed it.  Putting my new vision to use, I surveyed my fellow patients, all there for AFBT – Another F-ing Blood Test, and I realized I was the ONLY one without […]

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On Second Thought

SECOND CHANCE I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how lucky and blessed I am to have a second chance at life.  A do-over.  If I had been born a few decades earlier (before bone marrow transplants), I wouldn’t have seen my 50th birthday.  If my brother, Leason, had not been a match, I may […]

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Yo Ho

Ahoy, me hearties! Fer all ye land lubbers’ information, I went under t’ cat o’ nine tails n’ got me poxed port side eye fixed.  Me cap’n, Dr. K, n’ her crew did a great job n’ now aft me surgery, me eye can clearly see sails on t’ horizon.  Arrrr.  Shiver me timbers ~ blimey! […]

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Rocks, Brooms, Lashes, Special Ointment and Egyptian Kings

I turned the big Five Won the other day, and to celebrate, I pulled a reverse surprise party on some friends and family 🙂 Todd and I met them in a predetermined spot, and had them wear warm, comfortable clothing.  We let them know when we’d be done.  We figured that’s all they needed to know.  So […]

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Shoulda Seen the Other Chick

The St. Paddy’s Rumble (Version 1) And she’s like, “Yo, bitch…”  And I’m like, “I beg your pardon, but I don’t appreciate language like that.”  (I know, you’re calling bs)  And she’s like, “You have 16 items in your cart and this is an express check out.  15 items or less.”  And I’m like, “And […]

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Bob Costas, Meye Сomяade

That’s яight, Bob’s eyes aяe f-ed up, just like mine, the infection is tяending on Twitteя and Vine. The Olympic anchoя desk went up in flames, when Bob could no longeя host the Sochi Games. What was the cause?  Foul TV make-up oя яouge? Or peяhaps he ate sh*t while attempting the luge? Maybe the […]

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The Eyes Have It

 Have you ever tried to see through Vaseline?  I have 🙂  My eyes have been taken hostage by Graft vs. Host Disease and in addition to that, TDVPHCCIBP – The Dreaded ‘Vitamin P’ (Prednisone) Has Caused Cataracts In Both Peepers.  My newest team member, Dr. S3 diagnosed me with multiple cataracts and told me that I […]

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‘Twas a Year Since

‘Twas a year since my transplant, when all through the home, Not a thing was un “done”, not even the throne. The tree was covered with meds, masks and gloves As a gesture of thanks for the care from above. ——————————————————————————————————————— To further celebrate hitting the one year mark, 10 members of my family decided […]

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Party On

To celebrate the upcoming 1 year mark since my transplant (December 14, 2013), and to honor my 2 biggest heroes – Todd, the world’s best caregiver, and Leason 4, the world’s greatest donor – my parents threw a shindig to thrash and trample all shindigs that have come before.  Due to my chemo brain (CBIART […]

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