The last update
to this blog was posted on May 25, 2025, about four months and ten days ago.
This update
captures the high points of what has happened in the past 130 days or so.
Since my last
blog update, I was recently hospitalized at Wills Eye Hospital and Jefferson
Health System. Turns out I had some
strokes caused by the cancer and the chemotherapy. They found some DVTs (clots) in my lower
legs. They increased the dose of my
blood thinner and released me. It will take
a while for the brain to repair itself.
So, I have to baby myself for a while.
I will be continuing chemotherapy this Wednesday on an every two week
schedule. Some adjustments will be made
to the type of drugs used. There is no
cure for my cancer. The chemotherapy is
simply to improve the quality and length of my life. Therefore, this will likely be the last blog
posting of its kind. Any future postings
will be more limited in terms of topics and more likely to focus on veteran
issues.
This blog update
is about 274 pages of links to the news covering the last 130
days. This has been a very busy period.
I have tried to
list all veteran legislation that was passed by Congress and/or enacted by the
President. If I did not learn of a change in any previously reported
veteran-related legislation, then that legislation is not mentioned in this update. Now
is the time to contact our elected representatives and senators to remind them
of who they represent. For more details about pending
veteran-related legislation, see the earlier/prior blog updates.
The links 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.
The war of
resistance by Ukraine against the Russian invasion about 46 months ago
continues. So-called peace negotiations seem to have
begun. Find these stories under “terrorism.”
The world is
struggling 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. Also, freedom is not free;
in order for each of us to be free, we must exercise our freedom and demand
that our rights be respected.
Let’s remember
that two obvious existential threats faced by humanity are climate change and
nuclear holocaust. To mitigate these threats, the humanity of the
entire earth must unite in common cause. We must each answer for
ourselves what is perhaps the most important question in the Old Testament, “Am
I my brother’s keeper?” We are all dependent on each
other. None can survive if we don’t all survive. Humans
cannot survive without nature because humans are part of
nature. Perhaps if all humanity can unite, we can bring into
existence a world humanism.
We must continue
to resist tyranny, fascism, authoritarianism, racism, sexism, misogyny,
xenophobia, ageism, 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, love, and
respect 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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