Back from the derm a little while ago. He basically said there wasn’t much he could do based upon the extent and the continued progression. No news there. The reason for the visit was completion of the documentation including the blood draw for the National AA Registry (NAAR). The doc wasn’t familiar with the registry or the requirements but everyone in the office (Dermatology Associates of Rochester) get a gold star in my book for effort. They asked to hold onto the paperwork, and let me tell… Continue

What started out as a good day hit the skids shortly after I crested the door way. The flash of the answering machine caught my attention. Nothing unusual there. Probably the usual hang up calls from telemarketers. Not today.



“T”...only a select group of old friends know me by that moniker. The speech was slurred. I knew the voice straight off and could tell that he had crawled inside a bottle before making the call. “What the blankity blank do you want?”, a comment I apparently… Continue

I had one of those days yesterday. Nothing bad, just too many distractions. Somewhere along the line, my mind kicked into autopilot. The hour was late and much to my relief, the day was nearly over. A hot, steamy shower would help wash away the remains of the day. Instinctively, I reached for the shampoo only to have my hand run smoothly across my head. I have no hair to wash. Strange how old habits die hard…