Alrighty! I got to the city by the bay at about 8:30 last evening, checking in to the Hotel Kabuki with only a small tote bag with only the minimal things I will check in to the hospital with tommorow. NO ELECTRONICS except my cell. I went straight to bed. Therefore I will post mostly...

I took the shuttle bus, y'all, to the hospital!

See ya on the other side...

POSTED BY JR ON BEHALF: I am happy to report that David's surgery went well, the tumor was removed and with no complications. Overall it was a success, the surgeon told me. David's recovery has begun and I fully expect he will post an update here in the next day or two. Here is a...

POSTED BY JR ON BEHALF: David was moved from the ICU to the main hospital yesterday. He is next to a window and was able to see (and hear) the Blue Angels fly past several times during their performance for San Francisco's Fleet Week. The photo here shows the IV tubes connected to his...

In every Great Journey there is a time after the Trial, after the Survival, but before the trek home back to recovery and resumption of normal life. I call it the time of Respite, a place of patching the big pieces together. It's a time of quiet, wisdom found in silence. A safe place where...

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Last night, in the wee hours, I slowly got back in bed ("carefully! you know how must not bend or twist") and just rolled over on my left side - boom! - like nobody's business. My traffic-controller mini-doctor voice screamed "NO!" because heretofore I've had big...

Checking in with a great day!  During my 2nd walk today, the afternoon sun warmed my limbs while the cool breeze refreshes my face and breath. I had this wonderful sense of how HEALTHY I felt in that moment. I felt clean, inside and out, and I felt relaxed and confident in my healing...