Yesterday, I had my first Cyberknife* treatment at UNC Medical Center for a Melanoma met on, or immediately adjacent to my heart, with two more treatments to follow this week. (I'm telling people it's my week off to get a sun tan). Early this morning, really early this morning, I was lying awake thinking trivial thoughts about little things like, "what do I do next if this doesn't work," other unfinished business," and "how do I really feel about the prospect of dying."
This blog will, I hope, serve several useful purposes: A place to capture these musings for further analysis and reflection at a more appropriate hour; a place to share my learnings and experiences in the hope it will be of use to others; and a place for others to contribute their thoughts and resources that may be of value to me.
Sounds a bit self-serving, but I suspect those of you in similar circumstances will forgive me for my interest in seeking and finding help from any useful source.
In the sidebar you will find, lists of books, articles, and webs sites, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter groups, and other social media sources. Feel free to contribute your own sources, suggestions, and thoughts. If there is enough interest and need to warrent a wiki or Ning social network site, I'll be glad to create one as a means of facilitating the exchange as a multilog.
In the meantime, "Live long and prosper." ( Sorry, I just saw the new Star Trek Sunday)
*If you are intersted in learning more about Cyberknife, please go to UNC Cyberknife.
About Me
- Dr. Frank
- I once published an essay entitled, “What Language Do You Speak?” The point of the essay was that each of us speaks a unique language based on our demographic characteristics, education, and experience. So, I am a 70+-year old, Wharton-school trained graduate, B.S. in Economics, plus 30 graduate credits in Quantitative Economics, who returned to graduate school after 20 years of higher ed teaching and administration, to earn a doctorate in education and begin a second and third career, initially in technology in the private sector, than as a K-12 educator, eventually as a superintendent of schools and finally a COO/CFO for a large non-profit publisher and professional development organization, Along the way, I spent ten years in experiential education, started four alternative schools, and edited a compendium of best practices in K-12 education. I’ve been a computer user since 1953, and involved in online learning and instructional technology for more than 30 years.
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