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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: The Holiday Hangover: A cure, with knives

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Friday, January 6, 2017. The Holiday Hangover: A cure, with knives. I know, it's odd that I would refer to a hangover: after all, given that my liver would implode if I drank ethanol, there's no chemical reason for a hangover. Perhaps "LetDown" is a better descriptor; perhaps "A return to routine" is best of all. I've been spending more time obsessing over blades: so much has changed, in so many ways, in the years I've been away f...

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: About Myelofibrosis

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Myelofibrosis is a rare disease (the World Health Organization estimates its occurrence rate at 2.5 people per 100,000); the only cure is a transplant of the bone marrow from a well-matched donor. Any other treatments are designed to deal with the symptoms, which are pretty horrendous; they range from transfusion dependence, to fevers, to splenomegaly, to a compromised immune system. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Posts Dark and Drea...

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: Being Spousal: Of Privilege and other ramblings

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Monday, January 9, 2017. Being Spousal: Of Privilege and other ramblings. An oft-overlooked part of the struggle with cancer each patient (whether terminal or not). Is a seemingly mandatory redefinition of relationships. I've mentioned before that friends disappear; that folks who weren't friends appear suddenly, some clearly just morbidly interested in the freak show of death unfolding before their eyes. With a healthy heart, we ...

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: About the author

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Like everybody, I was born in simpler times: for me, it was 1961. I remember stores being closed on Sunday; everybody being thankful for a day of rest. I remember rotary phones, party lines, typewriters, and adding machines. I remember the first handheld calculators, computer punch cards, and debates about personal computers. I've also helped top-level athletes work through difficult points in their career. I receive a large amoun...

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: The Death Project

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Welcome to Terminal Reason: The Death Project. Update: Still kicking, sort of. I'm still here. It's complicated; I can't tell you much anymore in a three sentence summary. However, my health is somewhat precarious: I'm living with a grossly enlarged spleen. The cancer lurks in my bone marrow. I've already outlived what the statistics say; I've already outlived the doctors' expectations from when I bled out. This was a pivotal expe...

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: Thoughts from an attention deficit...what?

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Thursday, January 12, 2017. Thoughts from an attention deficit.what? I've started to be a bit active on a forum called BladeForums.Com. This forum is devoted largely to knives - but when I checked the place out, I was impressed by a strong sense of community. I caught myself, last night, looking at knives and saying things like "Oh, this one is only $700. That's not so bad.". This is how sickness begins. One thought at a time.

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: Christmas 2016: The Last One?

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Monday, December 26, 2016. Christmas 2016: The Last One? Of course, none of us know when our time will time come; however, some of us have a decent indication. This year was the worst year on record for me, beyond doubt - and it's left me with a few things that indicate I'm rapidly reaching the "Road Ends" sign. The cause of this was the myelofibrosis - which is still active, still percolating, still advancing through my bone marr...

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project: Challenges & Memories

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Terminal Reason: The Death Project. View from The Banks of the River Styx. Saturday, January 7, 2017. For example: I've been given ultimatums by people who claim they are helping me. Apparently, in order to help me, I first have to admit that I am somehow responsible for my cancer and their feelings. This, apparently, is common: when I mentioned it to the psych, I was informed that this is something I should expect. I don't have a good answer to this quandary; if you are a terminal cancer patient reading...