Jacksonville

Nancy and I are in Jacksonville for my appointment with Doctor Bill. After my exam, Doctor Bill walked with me to the waiting room. When Nancy said, “How is he doing?, Doctor Bill responded, “You’re gonna have to put up with him for a while longer”.

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I Will Not Turn Into a Frog

Overheard in the waiting room while waiting for a doctor’s appointment. Grand Daughter:         “Grand Pa are you going to turn into a frog?” Grand Pa:                    “Why do you think I’m going to turn into a frog?” Grand Daughter:         “Big sister said everyone comes here to croak.”

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The Skyway

Today I’m thinking about taking a trip on the Jacksonville Skyway. “The JTA Skyway is a 2.5-mile long, elevated monorail system that glides high above the busy streets of Downtown Jacksonville, crossing the St. Johns River to Kings Avenue on the Southbank. The fully automated Skyway features eight stations — five on the Downtown Northbank […]

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Confusion

Recently there has been some confusion regarding Comments and Contact. I have created a 4 minute YouTube video that I hope will clarify things. At the video’s end is a “Final Exam”. Anyone passing the exam will lose an electron, making them more positive.

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Frank

I have a new radiation therapist working with me. Frank was a radiation therapist at a University Hospital in the north and received an early retirement and moved to Florida. He has been working with the Institute since December. You can tell from his picture that Frank is going to fit in perfectly with the […]

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Contact Me

A blog is supposed to have a Contact Me feature. This allows anyone to send a private message to the blog author as opposed to leaving a Comment for all to see. It was recently brought to my attention that my contact feature was not working properly. So, if someone sent me a message via […]

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Never Ask a Woman…

Hailey is the other radiation therapist who works with me each morning. When I was trying to check the spelling of her name, I came across this on the Internet: Hailey is a gender-neutral British name meaning “hay’s meadow.” It is derived from the Old English words heg, meaning “hay,” and leah, which translates to […]

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Part Two

Then I met my oncologist team for the first time. By the way, I failed to mention before that everything is color-coded at the Proton Institute. The doctors wear white, the nurses wear blue, and the oncologist team wear black. Breanna is the radiation technologist that met me. She told me that they want me […]

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