Well, it turns out that the May 28, 2023, update was not
the last, after all. Since then, a lot
has happened.
I had ampullary cancer. I underwent a 7-hour Whipple surgical
procedure, performed by Dr. Sanjay Reddy at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Seven of the twenty-three lymph nodes that were
removed from me were found to have cancer.
The head of the pancreas that was removed from me was found to have
cancer. The cancer cells resembled a signet
ring. The surgery was done on June 23rd;
thus, I am now 6 months post-op. I have
completed 8 of 12 scheduled chemo-therapy treatments, overseen by Medical Oncologist
Dr. Efrat Dotan at Fox Chase Cancer Center, which should be completed by mid-February. The treatments cause some side-effects, which
are uncomfortable but tolerable. None of
the quarterly CT scans have shown any cancer in me. So, I am optimistic about the outcome, at
least as optimistic as a person of my age can be.
Meanwhile, back to the other business of concern. It has been about 7 months since my last blog
update. Here is another update of this
blog.
This time it is 396 pages of links to the news covering
the last 7 months. They appear in the
categories listed below, including Veterans; Criminal Justice and Racism and
Ageism and other discrimination; Economics and Coronavirus; Economics and
Corruption and Healthcare and Education; Ecology and Pollution and Climate
Change; Politics and Coronavirus; Politics; Terrorism; Military; and General
and Miscellaneous (includes spirituality, music, etc.). Don’t forget to click on the items in the
column on the right to open the pages for those categories. Then, click on the link to each article for
details pertaining to that headline.
Regarding the coronavirus pandemic, it seems to have been
relegated to the “old news” category. As
a nation, we seem to have put it into the rear-view mirror. However, new strains are emerging and all are
encouraged to get vaccinated. For more
info on Covid-19 in Pennsylvania, see:
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
Most of the coverage of coronavirus can be found in
“Economics and Coronavirus” and/or “Politics and Coronavirus” related links in
this update.
The war of resistance by Ukraine against the Russian
invasion about 22 months ago continues.
Ukraine, with financial and material assistance from various other
nations, including the U.S., has so far been able to repel many Russian
initiatives; however, this is slowing due to the slow-down of U.S. support,
being delayed by our own Congress. Most
of the coverage of the Russian war against Ukraine can be found in “Terrorism”
related links in this update. Millions
of refugees have resulted from the war.
The world is in a great struggle to determine if the
dominant form of government will be authoritarianism or democracy. Even here in the United States, long known as
the world’s beacon of democracy, there is a question about whether democracy
can survive without another civil war.
It must be noted that democracy is not a spectator sport; rather, one
must participate in the democratic process by supporting your preferred
candidates and legislative initiatives and voting in every election.
We must continue to resist tyranny, fascism,
authoritarianism, racism, sexism, misogyny, xenophobia, etc. The three impurities of life are avarice,
anger, and ignorance. What others need
from us is respect, kindness, and love.
The more respect, kindness, and love that we give to others, the more
respect, kindness, and love we get in our lives and the better we feel about
ourselves. The 8 billion human beings on
planet earth need to cooperate more with each other and compete less with each
other. We all need to learn how to
equitably and sustainably share the resources of the earth with each other and
with all other species on planet earth.
Peace and love to all.
Feedback is welcome. My contact
information is:
Email: ldholman40@gmail.com
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