A while back, during more normal times, we looked at travel and the disabled. Now, we look at reopening and the disabled. As difficult as it may be for the rest of us, it is far tougher for those with disabilities.…
Let Us Out – Please
At this point, the phrase “let us out – please” is a mantra for us. We’ve been self-quarantined for quite a while. And we’re yearning to get out of the house.…
Read moreVolunteering Is GREAT
As this blog title notes, “Volunteering Is GREAT.” And I realized this more than ever while being laid up after my knee replacement surgery.
Last year, I wrote: If you aren’t already doing so, consider volunteering.…
Read moreI Am Now a Five-Year Cancer Survivor
Amazing. Unbelievable. Lucky. Blessed. I am now a five-year cancer survivor. Although some define the 5-year period as beginning at the date of diagnosis, I prefer to use the date of my Whipple surgery for pancreatic cancer.…
Read moreAll Not Rosy on World Cancer Day
Tuesday February 4, 2020 was World Cancer Day. While some progress has been made over the years, a lot more needs to be done. YOU can help by donating to a cancer research program of your choice.…
Read moreEmbrace Life and Live Well in 2020
As we look forward to the future, we need to be thankful for what we have. And not be unhappy for what we don’t have. Now, we offer our annual message.…
Read moreAnnual U.S. Report on the Status of Cancer
Each year, the National Cancer Institute at NIH (National Institute of Health) produces a report on the status of cancer in the United States.
Here are a few highlights from the 2019 report:
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- Overall cancer death rates continue to decrease in men, women, and children for all major racial and ethnic groups.
