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A Blown Fuse and Safe Harbor

An Update From Susie: Sea Lions barking outside, the sound of water clipping the shore as we rest in Morro Bay. Living in the moment. Loren had fluid drained from his brain on Thursday and was released on Saturday. We

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The Smaller Room

Well here we are again. A smaller room this time but back to the hospital it is. Allow me just a moment to say: Damn! And things had been going so well. Here’s the timeline: January 27, 2013 — Discovered

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Fox 5 Interview with Kathleen Bade

Today Susie and I stopped by Fox 5 San Diego for my first T.V. interview since the diagnosis. It felt so good to be back on air with my co-anchor Kathleen Bade. Click to watch the interview:  part one / part two Thanks for

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To Live

{***Click here to listen to Loren read this post: To Live***} Apparently, it’s not okay to acknowledge that cancer may kill you. People get really angry when doctors hand out life expectancies based on statistics. In an earlier post, I confided

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The Waiting Room

***Click Here to Listen to Loren Read This Blog Post*** The Waiting Room Cancer involves a lot of waiting. Waiting for test results. Waiting for treatments. Waiting in offices. Waiting for certain therapies to end. I’m waiting for the end

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The Soundtrack of Success

I take my victories as they come. Little ones are just fine. In an earlier post, I mentioned the soundtrack to my radiation treatments was extremely limited (i.e; the same song day after day). You were so kind to offer

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Dead Snails Leave No Trails

I went outside today for my early morning peak at the progress of this year’s roses. The stems are stretching toward the Spring sun—I love their deep red color at this time of the year. It’s good to see what

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The Forgotten Blog

{Click to listen to Loren read this post: The Forgotten Blog} I had the greatest idea for my next blog post while I was in the shower this morning. Trouble is—I forgot what it was. That’s one of the new things

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When Life Gives You Lemons

Here’s a piece I wrote for San Diego Magazine. You can find it in their April 2013 issue. I hope you like it. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ My favorite news photographer likes to tell me I can do anything with a couple of lemons.

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The Newsroom

My friends tell me I have a horrible knowledge of popular culture. If you reference the Kardashians, I’ll assume you’re talking about one of OJ’s attorneys. My ignorance runs the gamet—from Hawkeye Pierce to Marsha Brady all the way to

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