Tag Archives: United States
Is it? It Isn’t … Not Yet, Anyway.
The dermatologist called me Friday to let me know that the biopsy results show the brown spots re-appearing on my forearm are not necessarily true melanoma; he called them atypical nevi. He suggests two choices: return to his office in two weeks for a follow-up biopsy to see whether the new spots are still expanding …
Heat Wave
I do not like the heat. When my younger sisters would invite me to go to the sunny beach on the coast of New Hampshire, I would decline, finding any excuse available to avoid the sun, the heat, the crowds and the traffic in the parking lots. They thought of the beach as Heaven, and …
Boston Strong
Just a few weeks ago, I’d used a pressure cooker image to open my blog. My favorite television character, Gibbs (from NCIS) doesn’t believe in coincidences. And if I am to agree with him, and generally I do, then I have to wonder what made that choice of image so timely? I was reaching back …
Happy Easter, Passover, and Spring~
The crocus that bloomed over a week ago and were immediately buried the next day in 12 inches of snow have emerged unscathed from their ordeal. It’s a nice metaphor for what can happen in a New England Spring. Courageous young plants that have wintered over for the better part of the year send up …
Very Good News
This morning the dermatologist’s secretary called, reporting that the two biopsies I had earlier this week show no evidence of cancer. Like the check-up three months ago, only typical age-related inflamed keratoses were found. I’m asked to watch for a return of pigmentation when the two sites clear, and if seen, come in for more …
Veterans
I want to get this post right. It’s important to be accurate when talking about people of any status, of every status. And so I went to my trusty dictionary for the correct definition of veteran; here is what I found: an old soldier of long service a former member of the armed forces a …
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