This will
probably be my last update of this blog.
I was recently informed that I have adenocarcinoma. There is a malignant tumor in my duodenum, the
first portion of my small intestine into which the stomach empties its contents. The tumor involves the ampulla of Vater, thus
it is called ampullary cancer. The tumor
is near where the bile duct and the pancreatic duct attach to the duodenum. The best treatment for it is a Whipple surgical
procedure, where a section (a few inches) of the duodenum containing the tumor
is removed, the head of the pancreas is removed, and the gall bladder is
removed. It is about a seven-hour
procedure. If the Whipple procedure is not
done, the cancer would likely spread to the pancreas, liver, lungs, etc. The surgery is scheduled for June 23rd
at Fox Chase Cancer Center. It will be
followed by about a week in the hospital, perhaps a week in rehab, and further
recovery at home. It could be a couple of
months after surgery before I am back to my pre-cancer form.
Meanwhile, back
to the other business of concern. It has
been a little more than 15 weeks since my last blog update. Here is another update of this blog.
This time it is 321
pages of links to the news covering the last 15 weeks. 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. 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, in the past 15 weeks (up through 05/25/2023) there have
been
12.2 million new
cases in the world, 104.7 thousand new deaths in the world, 2.5 million new
cases in the U.S.A., 27 thousand new deaths in the U.S.A., 69.3 thousand new
cases in Pennsylvania, 1,199 new deaths in Pennsylvania, 6.6 thousand new cases
in Philadelphia, and 109 new deaths in Philadelphia. The cumulative totals for each of these
categories since the beginning of the pandemic are now as follows: 689,274,736;
6,882,708; 107,081,655; 1,164,934; 3,561,872; 51,144; 397,395; and 5,612.
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 15 months ago
continues. Ukraine, with financial and
material assistance from various other nations, including the U.S., has been
able to repel many Russian initiatives.
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.
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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larry.holman.52
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LarryHolman2
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