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15 Days

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Rich

Lynn and I have been self-isolating for 15 days now. This means that we have not gone to the store, we have not visited friends or family, we have not had friends and family visit us, we have not gotten … Continue reading →

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Notes from a lock-down

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Rich

I’m not so worried about melanoma or diabetes these days. My new worry is COVID-19. Lynn and I are in lock-down. Ten days ago, I bought a bunch of groceries, or at least as much as I could given the … Continue reading →

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Now, I’m afraid

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Rich

It’s March 18, 2020 and the U.S. is now in the beginning stages of the COVID-19 global epidemic (or pandemic). For most Americans, the biggest worry is getting toilet paper, but for some the pandemic has already taken their lives … Continue reading →

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I still don’t have melanoma

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Rich

I was going to title this post “I still don’t have melanoma … or a job,” but I decided to focus here on the positive, at least to start. Health-wise, not much has happened since January. My last scans were … Continue reading →

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A bump in the road

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Rich

Last Friday, I experienced what Lynn told me was “a bump in the road.” This particular bump took the form of me getting laid off from my job. I got the call on Friday (I was working from home because … Continue reading →

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2020 Vision

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Rich

It has been about two months since my last blog post. Since then, Thanksgiving and Christmas have come and gone and a new year is upon us. Not much to report on the melanoma, or even diabetes, fronts. I have … Continue reading →

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Another anniversary

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Rich

I haven’t posted here in a while, not since September. I haven’t had much melanoma news to share. I have scans scheduled for this month and am seeing my oncologist to discuss the results. I have no reason to believe … Continue reading →

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Best Present Ever

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Rich

This post is a little late in coming, but I celebrated another birthday this month. So that’s now two birthdays I have celebrated since my stage IV diagnosis last year. I wasn’t sure if I would make it to last … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More boring good news

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Rich

We got the results of my scans yesterday and the report was as good as could be hoped for. My scans continue to show No Active Disease. My oncologist also said that he has a high level of confidence that […] Continue reading →

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Zoom, zoom!

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Rich

I wrote in an earlier post about recently fulfilling an almost lifetime dream of owning a two-seat convertible sports car. In its current iteration, this dream manifested itself in a charcoal grey mica Mazda Miata. I’ve had it for almost … Continue reading →

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