Author Archives: Dana

setback

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Dana

A close friend who lives in another town texted: “I’m sorry you had to go back in the hospital. Was that expected or is this a setback?” I picked up a sinus infection several days ago and because my immune … Continue reading →

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forgotten

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Dana

Toward the end of The Fellowship of the Ring, J. R. R. Tolkien’s first book in his Lord of the Rings masterpiece, Gandalf faced a monster in the mines of Moria to stop its advance upon his friends. “You cannot … Continue reading →

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reports

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Dana

The T-cells taken from my body the last day of May were shipped to a drug company who is trying to perfect CAR-T cell therapy. These cells, a part of my immune system, were super-charged to fight the myeloma cancer. … Continue reading →

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lessons

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Dana

Eighteen years ago I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. The doctor broke the news to me on my 41st birthday. Sometime in that first year, a friend and colleague suggested I share the lessons God teaches … Continue reading →

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everything

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Dana

The One who voluntarily made Himself nothing is now everything! “Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the Name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven … Continue reading →

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