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• The saga of another mystery spot
  on Dec 19, 2016 in biopsy Brigham Dermatology ECP tennis
  Spot under hereThe spot on the inside of my right ankle has been there for months and months. It is a circle the size of a nickel. I have seen blogs where people post gross photos of their skin, but I'm not going to do that. I covered it with a fun b...
• Ways to stay (slightly) sane in post-election daze
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Carrier Chuck Jones Islamic Center of Western Massachusetts Jews Muslims Planned Parenthood Trump
  Holding signs of solidarity at the Islamic Center of Western MassachusettsThere is so much to get upset about during this post-election season. Did you ever say a word over and over again until it doesn't make sense? Like the word irked? Some of it i...
• With changing situations, adapting goals
  on Dec 7, 2016 in Dana-Farber Hot Chocolate Run photopheresis
  With tennis friends at Hot Chocolate RunI've decided that since 60 is the new 40, the 5K is my new 10K. At least for now.It was great to be in a crowd of runners again — 6,500 of them — at Sunday's Hot Chocolate Run in Northampton. It was gr...
• Running for fun and a good cause
  on Dec 3, 2016 in chiropractor Hot Chocolate Run Safe Passage Womens Running
  I can remember clearly the warm early fall day in 2002 when I felt like I was flying along Woodbridge Street towards my house, having just about finished the 10-mile run that my friend Bill Zajac, an experienced marathoner, said would be a good basis...
• Mixed reaction to winning an award
  on Sep 1, 2016 in award blog leukemia
  So I got an award for one of the 10 best leukemia blogs of 2016 from Healthline.com.The letter said: Congratulations! Your blog has made Healthline's list of the Best Leukemia Blogs of 2016! Healthline's editors selected each winner based on the...
• Feeling a little under the weather
  on Aug 31, 2016 in tennis US Open Wellfleet
  Drinks at the Aqua Bar with DianeAs my parents used to say when they didn't feel well, I'm not 100 percent, not really sick but not great.At first I thought I was tired from running around: great birthday dinner in Needham, extended celebration in We...
• Why I won't say I'm cured (fingers crossed)
  on Aug 28, 2016
  Baseball players and managers, known for their superstitions, might have a rival in cancer survivors.My social worker once told me that she had a patient who always wore the same pair of earrings to the clinic because she had gotten a good repor...
• Strange phone call from local doctor's office
  on Aug 22, 2016
  For a short while I was a patient of a local primary care physician, but I stopped seeing him shortly after my first relapse in 2007, and here is why.When I told him that my Dana-Farber doctor, Dan DeAngelo, had suspected relapse when my white blood...
• Falling in love with a new guy, or, the time I lost and found my sandals
  on Aug 19, 2016 in Brigham and Women's endocrinology Fournier Foot Care Hoka One Naot sandals pedorthist plantar fasciitis running
  Mark and Bernice FournierI knew I was in love the minute he touched my right big toe and ran his hand down the sole of my foot and knew exactly what I needed.I need help with my LEFT foot due to the way it is falling, causing my ankle to list outward...
• Long day with lots of talk and little action
  on Aug 17, 2016
  I skipped tennis because I had to schedule two appointments for today. But only one happened, so I could have gone to tennis after all.The driver was 15 minutes late. He called to say there was no 32, but I assured him that there was. I went down to...

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