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 A blog of no uncertain musings. What goes on in my mind is often a source of wonder to me. |
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My mind and my life are wonderous things ... as are yours, I'm sure. I have more slips of paper and pages of notebooks with musings and thoughts than I really know what to do with. Someone, actually several someones, have suggested I start a blog ... or a journal as a means of focusing some of this mental energy. To be honest, I don't even know what the difference between a 'journal' and 'blog' is--or if there even is a difference. Read on, my friends, and you can judge for yourself whether it even matters. And so....  I'm JACE. Yep ... that's me! And somewhere in all my writings my last name may be posted. But I'll just leave it at Jace for right now. I'm 70 years old and heading full tilt to 71. It's strange that while I'm going through some rather serious medical issues, I still consider myself to be in the prime of my life--pretty good shape physically AND mentally, though I don't run for competition anymore  . I love to ... dang, if I put this stuff here, I won't have anything for my blog.Guess you just have to be patient until such stuff leaks out.  Perhaps 2025, having embraced my retirement, will see more participation in my journaling efforts. Well, one can hope.... |
| The medical community is anything but consistent. If you followed my Blog from earlier in this year, you'd know about my interaction with the VA medical community regarding a diagnosis of and subsequent surgery for kidney cancer. That entire situation was discovered and resolved in less than four months, not including the requisite follow-up scans and visits to ensure the cancer remains at bay. These visits will occur every six months for the next couple years. I've also been seeing a private Urologist once a year for some 15 years. Since I saw VA Urology in concert with Oncology about my kidney issue, I figured I'd move all my care to the VA system. For some reason, moving my Urologic care to the VA has been somewhat difficult. I began that process back in March and the earliest I can see a VA Urologist is April next year. I'm happy they handled the urgent care quickly. On the plus side, I'm healthy. At least considering what I've gone through this year. Scans are negative, so no cancer found to date. And the few meds I take are keeping issues under control. Did someone mandate that after turning 65, one must take some form of medications? I read a statement in a recent story I reviewed that sums up life: "Getting old isn't for sissies!" May the coming holiday season find you all in good health, fine spirits, and living your best life. Perhaps that's a tall order. But I pray for it anyway. |
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