Kelly Diaz ~ MyTPen

Last night I had a tornado dream… the first one in a long, long time. Tornadoes are one of two recurring themes for me. The other...

Well, the unthinkable has happened. I must admit I had not really considered it possible. I've been doing so well since the stem cell...

It's hard to believe it's been more than a year since I last wrote. It wasn't due to having nothing to say. On the contrary, a draft is...

We've been stuck in a cold, rainy weather pattern for several days now. The kind that hangs a curtain of humidity in the air so heavy...

Thank you for saving everyone the time of watching MSNBC. I think you hit all the talking points. You are absolutely right about the long...

It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard...

A few friends have inquired about me via email or text – thank you! – so I thought I would write a quick update and send a selfie or two. I am not now nor have I ever been photogenic, which is why I don’t post pics of myself very often…even less now with my unruly locks. Make no mistake: I am eternally grateful to have a head of thick hair. But the curls have definitely taken time to get used to. It's getting long! Eventually I’m going to have to get it cut…or something. As f

A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the...

“If you would know a man, observe how he treats a cat.” Robert A. Heinlein Part I - Forest Clouds drifted slowly across the moon and the...

Intertwined with the tropical beauty around us and the gracious hospitality of our hosts, there were constant reminders of the...

There is an abiding comfort a mother feels in those moments when she knows her child is safe and snug in his bed. That he is no longer a little boy has no relevance. Keifer moved out a week ago. He is sharing an apartment 30 miles away with a friend. This time around, he was with me for two years, since just around the time of my multiple myeloma diagnosis. He had lost his previous residence because the owner decided to move his elderly mother into the house so he could ca

It’s been a busy time for medical appointments and some time since I wrote an update. The title of this post is from a quote attributed...

On a recent trip to Oklahoma City to visit and provide support to my elderly father, I had the always joyful opportunity to get together with some old and dear friends. Yes, “old” because nearly all of us have reached our sixth decade of living, which arguably isn’t old, by the way, and “old” because some of us have known each other literally for as long as we can remember. We met at a local restaurant, Hefner Grill, a personal favorite of mine, situated on the banks of Lake

". . . I would see him on the catio as he darted around, crouched low to the ground as though an unseen enemy was stalking him."  ...

I nteresting thing happened in the adjoining waiting rooms between the Infusion Suite and the doctors' offices at The Woodlands on 16...

“Living is a much different concept than survival.”

Here’s a new term for you: Minimal Residual Disease, or MRD. During my May visit with Dr. Joudeh, he told me how pleased he was that my...

There was really no reason to hurry... ...I thought to myself, as I pushed my shopping cart down the luggage aisle at the Walmart...

It’s been a long time since I last wrote a blog post. Every time I sat down with my computer to write, I felt overwhelmed by the jumble...

From the first time I saw the little gray and white kitten on the sidewalk outside my front door, I felt compelled to give him a better...