This is a blog about my personal journey with lymphocytic leukemia. Wait! What? When I read that, it sounds as if my malady is a hitch-hiker that I chose to pick up on a cross-country trip from whom I could glean material to write a blog. “Hey Leukemia, hop in and let’s have a lengthy, profound discussion about the meaning of life. But it can't be too long for obvious reasons.”
About Me
- Wayne Turner
- I was born, raised and went to school in eastern NC. Too immature at 17 to comprehend the seriousness of university life, I dropped out after two years and joined the Air Force. I spent two years of my four year military career in Germany, which I enjoyed immensely. I completed my Bachelor's Degree at Guilford College in 1985. My first career was in the computer field where I did everything short of design one. I've spent the last 30 years in the environmental field working for local governments. In December 2017 I retired from full time work. My overdeveloped sense of fairness and justice lands me on the liberal side in my political views. I think government plays a large role in social responsibility in a civilized state. I believe in the innate compassion and goodness in everyone despite the daily news reports to the contrary. My genetic predisposition for generosity in nearly all things is sometimes a source of future angst. I've been a musician and still have a deep love of music. I am naturally curious about all things especially metaphysics and science.
An LGLL Facebook Group
I don't recall how I stumbled onto it but last week I discovered a Facebook support group dedicated to LGLL and its treatment. It's a pretty swell social media outlet for patients, care-givers and others interested in the malady. Because it is moderated, the chances of someone hijacking the site for nefarious purposes is slim, which is something I can't say about Facebook in general. I'm so disgusted with Mark Zukerberg and his unsuccessful, sophomoric attempts at moderating and channeling FB in a positive and constructive way that I've pretty much ceased going to my own home page. Despite my misgivings about FB in general I look forward to learning more about how people manage their daily lives in various stages of LGLL.
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