I received a mail from one of my students during my U Michigan days. SS (I don¡¯t know whether she will want me to mention her name) was diagnosed cancer one year ago and she was in advanced stages. She is…
Journey like none other
A Vanilla day
For the first time in about 2 months, I decided to go out for dinner with Neil and Sudha. Originally, we were all supposed to meet Swati and Frank at her friend Sonja¡¯s house. But this afternoon my stomach started…
Now MRI
Today I had MRI of my abdomen and chest area. This was done for surgical pre-planning. It was an interesting experience. I have now seen most of the imaging technologies that I used to hear about. CT, PET, X-rays, endoscopy,…
Why me?
I had heard that when people get one of these major diseases like cancer, they go through a very difficult period of depression during which the keep asking the question: Why me. And this results in severe depression and many times long…
Religion and life
One of the post in my blogs was by Wendy and it wanted to know what I think about the balance between religion and the rest of my life. Before I say anything on this topic it is important for…