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I’m sitting here at the office of Janet’s rheumatologist waiting while Janet has her monthly infusion of her Rheumatoid Arthritis meds. Thankfully, although she has suffered for years and has many different treatments, her doctors have finally landed on a…

As many of you know, last July, our dog, Hank, died of complications associated with DCM, dilated cardio myopathy, a heart disease that affects Doberman Pinschers and several other larger breeds. He lived almost two years post diagnosis and, in…

For the past year or so, Janet and I have dedicated ourselves to working on jigsaw puzzles. To start with, they are great entertainment and doctors have made it clear that focusing on how the pieces all fit together stimulates…

Tomorrow is the inauguration of President Donald Trump for the second of his non-consecutive terms in office. Every American knows that this event is the culmination of the one of the most divisive elections in the history of the United…

It was fifty-nine years ago today that the family buried my paternal grandfather. It had been a long week for Dad and, consequently, the rest of us. Grandpa, who suffered from Alzheimer’s, had wandered away from the nursing home where…