Humility and Compassion
It is Chemo Tuesday. I'm back at the place where I remember I have Myeloma but I am lucky to come in on my own two feet, with all of my hair intact. This is about the many divides in this country. It causes such profound stress that it may compromise my health. This is why I am writing about this here. If you are surprised about any of this, you will not want to read what I have to say. Stop now. I called in to my Congressman's Town Hall last night. He was eloquent and for an hour there was a verbal tennis match of educated Fairfield County patriots expressing incredulity and frustration and the Congressman lobbed back measured and thoughtful responses. Of discussion was the $880 m that the richest man in the world was trying to cut from Medicaid; money that kept poor and sick people able to go to the doctor. Discussion of the shocking, pathetic minor league interaction on Signal. Honestly, the Secretary of Defense sounded like...