Weird Science

Hi folks. It’s Friday, two days after we returned from Sarah Cannon in Nashville, where we had hoped I would be starting a new trial. Well, unfortunately, Tuesday wasn’t such a good day for Kim and me. When we collapsed into bed at the day’s end, Kim said, “Well, that was an ‘oof’ day,” with…

Extra Pickles, Please

Having driven countless times from Athens to Nashville since l began receiving treatment at Tennessee Oncology in the fall of 2016, Kim and I have developed a few routines. On our drive up, we consistently make the 316W to 85S to 285E to 75N leg without stopping until we reach Calhoun, where we pull off…

The Turning of Tables

Well, that didn’t work. As I’ve written previously, I took part in a phase 1 clinical trial at the drug development unit at Sarah Cannon Research Institute. We began on Nov 30, and I was essentially a human guinea pig for several weeks. In fact, we had to travel to Nashville for 6 straight weeks,…