“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” (George Bernard Shaw) I came across this while browsing today. I liked it so I thought I should share this with you. A similar quote…
Journey like none other
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…
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…