Friday Harbor during her second chemo
She didn't let cancer take over her spirit. Brave beyond my comprehension.
It is snowing in Bellingham.
I have 3 inches of the stuff on my deck, and more is accumulating
rapidly. Sure, for you folks from the great
northern steppes this is nothing, but here it is a moderately big deal. For instance, the 4th St hill in
front of my house is now the haunt of sleds and snowboards. A few cars came up early on, but for the last
few hours the only motorized objects I have seen out there are a pair of
emergency vehicles, and a tow truck.
This is a good day to stay inside and pack for Borrego Springs. I intend to leave in three days’ time, when
it is supposed to rain. I have lived in
the Pacific NW for 45 years, so rain is my natural habitat.
Last week’s Economist was
a high-grade ore cart of medical information. I am not in the mood to write
summaries, so I invite you to read for yourself.
The first article gives you an insight into the economics of
drugs. It may make you hate Big Pharma a
little less. Here it is: http://www.economist.com/news/business/21596557-there-are-reasons-hope-latest-biotech-boom-will-not-be-followed-another
This next one is a book review. The book reviewed describes the birth and
growth of a small biotech company, of the sort that have been springing up like
spring crocuses for the last decade. I
haven’t read it and probably won’t. The
review is interesting, though. http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21596489-how-pharmaceutical-world-evolving-when-times-were-changing
Finally, there is an encouraging article about a novel
method to combat metastasis in breast cancer.
The method has obvious ramifications for other kinds of cancer. Re-read my blog on metastasis of a few days
ago. Here is the new article: http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21596501-better-way-understand-metastasis-secondary-goals
There is a teeny problem here, however. The Economist
won’t let you read more than one article (per month? week?) free.
I get the print edition so I can read all I want. They (the Economist)
ask you to “register”, for up to three freebies. As soon as I post this I will see what
“registering” entails. I will let you
know by means of a Comment.
Now to find a suitable picture.
Okay, Economist no problem. To "register" all you need to do is give them an email address and conjure up a password. That will get you three articles per week. Obviously, they want to send you all sorts of promotional emails, but you can opt out of that.
ReplyDeleteWow! I have hit the big-time - I just acquired two readers from Saudi Arabia! Also one from Bulgaria. Now for a toe-hold in Central America.
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