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a psalm prayer

Ps 25: 1-3a, 16-18, 20
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; do not let [SL] be put to shame; do not let [SL's] enemies exult over [him]. Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; Turn to [SL] and be gracious to [...]

Leukemia Day 5

So now we know that:
SL has ALL type B.
His leukemia blood cell counts are very low (which is very good and hopeful)
On Monday, he had a good day, but when he got up to go to the bathroom there was hair on his pillow.
His white blood cell count has dropped with the chemo, which is [...]

final semester begins

Classes started. The Psalms/Wisdom literature with Gaiser is going to be a lot of reading in 6 weeks. Several writing assignments are due on the same day. Weird. So far, the lecture has been about Hebrew poetry. Interesting, but not new information. It was nice that we analyzed two psalms (111 and 8).
I read psalms [...]

I just want to be able to DO something

Just got off the phone with a mutual friend of SL’s family. We feel so helpless. We want to be able to help somehow, but there’s nothing that we can do.
She at least has money and can provide tools. A portable DVD player and the first two seasons of “The Simpsons.” A laptop, so his [...]

What is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia?

This site helped to describe the different types of childhood leukemia and the process of treatment.
I still don’t know if they have determined what kind of leukemia SL has.
A to Z Encyclopedia Topic: Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
— — — A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…

emotionally available but… 2007
No kidding now 2007
I just want to [...]

SL has Leukemia

It has been a weird three months (3 months!!!) since I last posted. More about the outcome of that post later.
We found out yesterday that DS2’s best friend since birth, has leukemia. He is entering the hospital today to have a spinal tap, a shunt put into his chest and chemo therapy started. His family [...]

Presenteeism strikes - another Ellen Goodman editorial

WorkingForChange-Presenteeism strikes
So what is going to happen to SL’s parents as they take care of him during this serious illness? They both work for the Minneapolis public schools.
Despite that, the value of paid sick leave has gotten less attention than the value of Echinacea and zinc. The last comprehensive piece of legislation dealing with work [...]

Tolerance: intolerable? Ellen Goodman editorial

WorkingForChange-Tolerance: intolerable?
— — — A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…

love these quizzes 2007
Weather update 2007
SL has Leukemia 2005
Presenteeism strikes - another Ellen Goodman editorial 2005

— — — A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…

love these quizzes 2007
Weather update 2007
SL has Leukemia 2005
Presenteeism strikes - another Ellen Goodman editorial 2005

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