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Vitamin C Not from China

I've long known, and been troubled by the fact that nearly all of our vitamin C comes from China. It's not that I'm against trade...

 
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Peter Jennings, LBJ, and the Republican Party

The Elfun Society was an organization related to the General Electric Company. My father worked for GE from college graduation to...

 
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Specific Prayer Request

From Heather tonight: Please pray for Grace's intestines to heal. The doctor is concerned about her continued diarrhea, and so...

 
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Thank You, Home Gardeners

The headline was admittedly clickbait:  I’m QUITTING Gardening After Reading THIS, So Should YOU . And it caught me. I...

 
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Better Days

On Monday, Heather told me that Grace was acting much more like herself, and in  yesterday's update , Jon proclaimed, "Grace had a...

 
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Books Read in 2023

Since 2010, I've been keeping a record of the books I read. During this time, I've averaged 68 books per year; the smallest annual total...

 
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Better News, a Sabbath Gift

There hasn't been a lot of news from Boston in the last few days. The time immediately after a bone marrow transplant is especially...

 
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The Battle Belongs to the Lord

If you know me, you know I'm not a fan of the Contemporary Christian Music genre, and when possible avoid worship services that feature...

 
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Day +7

Today it has been a week since Grace's transplant. I've not been regular with my updates recently, for the very good reason that...

 
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My Blood for Yours

(This post was originally to be an update, but I got interrupted while writing, and in my haste to save my work, I accidentally posted...

 
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Musical Reflections Inspired by the Super Bowl

I'm the kind of person who sees standardized, multiple-choice tests as fun puzzles. I always did well on them—but only because I...

 
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Transplant Day!

There's no way I can do better than Heather at describing Transplant Day : I'm sorry I can't make the link fancy now. Working...

 
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Day 0

Faith has successfully given her bone marrow, and Grace should start receiving it at about 3:30. Sorry I can't be more loquacious, but...

 
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Day -1

Heather wrote a long, catch-up post (with pictures) here . Here's my Cliff Notes version. Because they are killing off Grace's bone...

 
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Team Victory T-shirts Are In

If you ordered a Team Victory t-shirt, they are now in.  See this link for details .

 
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Day -3, Nausea

Grace is now into her second chemo drug, and this one can cause crystals like shards of glass in the bladder if not flushed with a lot...

 
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Two Views of Our Border Crisis

The first video is from Task & Purpose , and presents a brief history of tiny El Salvador , the progress that has been made...

 
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The Countdown Begins

I've been through the countdown/up before, having followed the leukemia/transplant journey of a friend's grandson, who was diagnosed at...

 
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The Battle Begins

After still more testing, Grace was officially cleared for transplant yesterday. That is a good thing, even though it does feel rather...

 
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Facing the Mountain

As I child, I loved to climb in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York. Sometimes we had to hike quite a bit to get to...

 
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New Grace Posts - and a Shirt!

Those of you following the Daleys' posts know this already, but here are some recent updates.  Keeping up while on a Caribbean...

 
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Quick Grace Prayer Request for Tomorrow (1/22)

Grace is having surgery, with anesthesia, in Boston tomorrow (Monday). Unlike the dental work, this is an expected part of the BMT...

 
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Grace Prayer Requests for Tomorrow (Friday)

Grace is scheduled for a CT scan and a whole bunch of dental work tomorrow (1/19). Good news:  Car damage seems minor, just a...

 
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Catching Up with Grace

I've been busy/lazy about posting here, since I know many of you are follwing Grace on her own update blog , but here are some catch-up...

 
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It's Just a Commercial

Just a commercial, but one with meaning. First, it's a pretty good one. Second, I've known the scarecrow since he...

 
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