Health/Well Being (94)

Losses

As I think back over the last year and a half, I am reminded of all that I have lost in terms of physical ability. I used to walk...

Chronic Illness

What is chronic illness? The dictionary defines the word "chronic" like this: "Always present or encountered,...

We Should Tell Them

Knowing that I have an incurable illness that will end my life on this planet in the not so distant future, I have learned...

Hospitals

Hospitals are places of tears. Patients worry about their circumstances. People cry because they see their loved ones suffer. And...

The Future

I have been thinking more about the future this week. For the past year I have tried to concentrate more on living each day as...

Health Update

I met with my pulmonary doctor today. I don't like the breathing tests, because they make me cough. The coughing was even worse...

Back Home

We are back home after our trip to N.E. Kansas to attend my 50-year high school class reunion. It was hot and humid there this...

May 10, 1967

It was 43 years ago today that I decided to follow Jesus, my Lord and Savior. I have never regretted that decision, but I have...

Disappointment

Disappointment and Encouragement   I was disappointed today when I learned that the FDA did not approve...

Good News & Bad News

I started back at physical rehab this afternoon. It really felt good. I was able to work my legs on a recumbent elliptical...

Update

It feels good to feel better. I have been very sick for two and a half months. That was caused by going off of Prednisone. I...

Trapped

Recently the news has reported 2 mining accidents. Miners were trapped underground. Trapped, and hoping for rescue. I have always...

Bad News

I'm not even sure where to start this report. I met with my pulmonary doctor this afternoon. The Imuran is not controlling my...

Discipleship

Jesus calls us to discipleship through thick and thin; through good and bad times. It's not about being "Christian" only...

Easter Surprise

I had a plan for Easter. Celebrate Easter with friends at church in the morning. Then celebrate Easter and 3 birthdays with...

Not Fun Anymore

  Words fail me when I try to explain to my wife how I feel. "I'm sick." Then she wants to know how I am...

How to Speak with Your Doc

A few years ago, our local chapter of the American Cancer Society was looking for a speaker for a patient education seminar they were...

Six Months

Six months ago today they sawed my chest open, and took a long vein out of my left leg. They made five coronary artery bypasses. Then...

Good News/Bad News

The good news is that I still feel better than I had been feeling through November and December. I met with my pulmonary doctor...

Update

Since I have been feeling better the last 2 weeks, I decided to try walking. We walked with our dog 8 blocks in our neighborhood...

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