Interrelativity

Category: Health

  • Cancer Counterinsurgency Update

    Thanks to all who have expressed their concern and support as Amy progresses through her cancer treatment.  For the benefit of those who are interested in following her progress, but who may be, er, somewhat less interested in other topics I post about, I decided to add a new category: Cancer Counterinsurgency (and added a…

  • Anal Cancer: A Real Pain in the Butt

    I decided to use a subtitle with a bit of humor, as laughter will be increasingly important over the next few months. On May 18, Amy had surgery to repair a rectocele, which also involved draining a fistula.  A routine biopsy revealed an unexpected and unwelcome result: carcinoma in situ, or "non-invasive" anal cancer.  We…

  • Goal-based Endorphin Release

    When I told Melissa about 43 Things, the goal-based social networking service, she told me she’d read that endorphins are released simply by checking off a task on a to-do list.  I did a little research (well, googling), and uncovered an inspiring article on setting and achieving goals: As you accomplish an important task, you…

  • Playing the Edge, Finding One’s Spot and Being One’s True Self

    During tonight’s Love and Logic class, Cindy Horst encouraged parents to stretch to allow children to experience more consequences directly, rather than being protected or rescued from those consequences.  The Love and Logic program can be rather extreme with respect to loving detachment, and while parents may not want to adopt such an extreme approach,…

  • Lengthen the Spine

    Last night, I attended my first yoga class in years, at the Hatha Yoga Center. Ki McGraw led the class through several iterations of Sun Salutations, a few variations of Downward Dog, some [tri]angle poses and finished off with some Pranayama. It felt good to stretch out so fully … and recognize how inflexible I…