Sorry, I have not written folks, I was being lazy. I have been really trying to get some rest, though I am in a phase right now with a bad back from sitting too much. I watch TV and work on the computer.
I see a lot of election coverage and and trash TV.
Has anybody also noticed that Flavor Flav and George W. Bush must have gone to the same primary shools? They seem to make up a lot of words, and not in a good way. Flip between news and VH1 to get full effect.
Some words really scare cancer patients: tumor , death, progression, malignant, etc. I was told in the beginning many oncologists that I only had months left. My word that I grew to hate was:
Palliative
Palliative treatment: To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely. Palliation cloaks a disease. Also sometimes called symptomatic treatment.
I see it in my reports. I understand much of medicine is palliative. But I think it has bad connotations.
"The end is near. let's make him comfortable."
It's like succumbing in a way.
Anyway, still motoring.
albert
Sunday, May 18, 2008
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Could a Palliative treatment cloak a disease for years or decades like they do for HIV?
It has been going on 17 years since Magic Johnson announced he was HIV+ and I think most treatments for HIV either slow the progression.
You have been a strong influence on me and my family.
Hey Albert,
Great to read your post. I'd been thinking about you lately and wondered how things were going. Keep up the fight. Always checking in to see how you're doing.
Patrick
Trash TV?
Try EWTN.
Gotta be good and useful things to spend time on and to put into your heart and mind.
So Good to read of your many miracles.
Praise God, the Good God.
I can't believe you're comparing the President to a rap artist. If I was Flav I'd be offended! ;)
A
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