Lyrical repurposing

This was a blog that I started back in 2006, originally intended to merge my life with whatever "the world" was busiest doing that day.  It was Big Data avant la lettre.

I've revived it so that I can relate updates as I move through the medical system, which is like working a second job.

To be blunt, I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma.  I have a surgical biopsy on Friday so that they can get enough cells to tell which kind of Lymphoma I have (there are more than 70 kinds).

I will also try to catch you up on how I got here, from noticing the lump in April to first doctor's visit in May and diagnosis on Monday, July 10th.  I have a lot of comedy material that I don't want just trapped in emails or texts.

For now a few bits of advice:

• don't ignore new lumps (I didn't)
• insist on moving quickly to next appointments (I didn't do this hard enough)
• take control of the quality of the onward referrals you get (I got a bad initial one)
• make sure your life insurance is up to date (mine is)