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  • ELDER MUSIC: The Band, Revisited

    This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 06-25-2017

  • It's Ronni Here

    I am not JUST sitting up in bed, anymore, folks. I'm typing, putting words on paper so to speak and my brain is working fairly well. That wasn't always so here in Hospital-Land. The several days of hallucinations were odd... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 06-26-2017

  • Hospital Land for the Overworked Executive

    Personal Note: I'll try to post regularly now, but it depends on how I feel each day. Also, I am still fuzzy in the head so I'll keep these relatively short so they don't veer off into the crazy, however... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 06-28-2017

  • Homeward Bound

    Just a fast note to tell you I am on my way home today. I'm writing this on Wednesday with loads to do to be ready for the short but welcome journey and I am sooooo slow at everything these... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 06-29-2017

  • Recovering at Home

    This post has been the Saturday Interesting Stuff for many years but not today. I'm writing on Friday morning because I am too tired now to think that I can do any better later. One day at a time. Up... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-01-2017

  • ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 1

    ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 1 This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-02-2017

  • My Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis

    According to my surgeon, only 10 percent of pancreatic cancer patients are eligible for surgery. Had I not been one of them, there would have been, essentially, no useful treatment. Following surgery, it was a week before the pathology report... Read...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-03-2017

  • A Cancer Patient's Perspective on Today's Politics

    A Cancer Patient's Political Perspective There is a lot I want to write here about this frightful disease, treatment and recovery, the hospital, doctors, nurses, other care professionals, friends, helpers and more. But today, I want to give you a...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-05-2017

  • Surgery Recovery – Day to Day

    (NOTE: This is a report about my personal progress – no one else's. Maybe there are hints for others in a similar recovery, maybe not. Aside from the general path toward recovery, none of us can know another's needs or... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-07-2017

  • ELDER MUSIC: NAIDOC Week 2

    This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-09-2017

  • There Was an Old Woman...

    ...who was estranged from her only relative. A short, sad story. They had adored one another as children – big sister, little brother. Then, the parents' divorce separated the two resulting in their living in different states, visiting on holidays...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-10-2017

  • Post Surgery At-Home Assistance Tools

    My 20-some staples come out today – three weeks and one day since the surgery and I'm glad for that. The incision looks nicely healed to me and it's time to move on. Still, overall recovery will take much longer.... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-12-2017

  • First Post-Surgery Outing

    JOURNAL ENTRY The doctor removed my 20-odd surgical staples on Wednesday. For those of you who asked, it was no big deal, feeling something like a minor pin *** for each one. Although I consider it a milestone, this, of... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-14-2017

  • ELDER MUSIC: Try To Remember

    This Sunday Elder Music column was launched in December of 2008. By May of the following year, one commenter, Peter Tibbles, had added so much knowledge and value to my poor attempts at musical presentations that I asked him to... Read More...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-16-2017

  • Focus and Concentration Deficiency

    It's really annoying. Since my surgery four weeks ago, I've lost focus. I can't concentrate long enough to get through an average news article or sift through a simple Google search results page and certainly not a book chapter. Sometimes...
    Posted to Time Goes By by TIME GOES BY on 07-17-2017
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