Saturday, April 26, 2025 

     I watch another episode of THE PITT, by myself in the evening. This time I tear up during one of the main stories. I have been wanting to cry for a while. Now finally the tears come and by morning I feel refreshed and ready to live today. I forget the importance of tears.

      I am healthy according to my recent blood tests. I am not sure what it means about cancer and cancer treatments. Maybe the cancer is localized and not effecting the rest of my body.  My mind is busy making up hale and hearty stories about my body. The stories do not have to be true to be comforting. Of course, this is week four of the chemo cycle when I feel good again.

     My daughter recommends AN ELEGANT DEFENSE, the extraordinary new science of the immune system, by Michael Richtel. She is right, the book is intriguing and written in words that I can understand.

     There seems to be a shift in the political news. Thousands of protests are happening around the country, and the courts keep supporting our democracy.  And the sun is out this morning. Warming our neighborhood.