Life

People in Idaho are very proud of their state and where they are from. Even though I am not a native, I feel like I should have grown up here. If you recently moved here or are visiting, there are things no one should say to an Idahoan.

Living in Boise means you've got pretty good odds of having an understanding boss who lets you leave work early to catch your son's baseball game or take your daughter to swim lessons. There are other ways too that the Treasure Valley proves it offers a good work-life balance.

If work sucks, or you're exhausted, or really needing to move into a new career, you can literally start that process right now.

Many of us were excited when Uber Eats added Boise to their cities they serve. Now, especially for Canyon County and the West Side, there is another option for food delivery.

Happy Mother's Day!  Got a quirky mom?  This weekend we're celebrating the quirks, the playfulness, the discipline, the organization, and thoughtfulness, and the love. And the most important things our moms have ever done for us.  Here's mine.

Tuesday night during the "State of the Union" address, President Obama pushed for researchers to find a cure for Cancer.  Since 2005, I've had and have cancer.  I have a form of Lymphoma that is incurable. I've fought it without chemotherapy even though I was told I would be dead within a year without chemotherapy...

Desiray, wrote on Facebook asking where she could see the rest of my story about "My Life With Cancer."  I've been writing my story about the last 11 years in small chapters, so you can check in each day.  I thought about putting all the chapters on at once, but decided not to overwhelm you with too much.

When doctors want something they are relentless, especially when it comes to money and insurance.  OK, maybe not the doctors themselves so much as the administration of the hospital. My refusing Chemo was costing the hospital anywhere from twenty to one hundred thousand dollars; it's big business.  So I know my doctor was getting called on the carpet as to why I wasn't following his suggestions. R

The protocol for treating Lymphoma is Chemo, stem cell transplants, radiation and of course surgery.  So I knew they would be pushing the other three since I'd already gone through the Surgery part.  Since I had gone through the various scans, they knew exactly where the tumors were, there was no mistaking it.

I'll continue with my story later today, but for now I have to follow my heart.