Yesterday I flew from London to Denver, Colorado, to get Evusheld, the treatment I need to give me some protection against Covid-19. This treatment is not a silver bullet, and like all COVID treatments, its effectiveness is not 100% nor will it last forever. But it provides a layer of protection I don’t have today, and gives me a path forward. I wish everyone in my position had this same possibility. Continue reading A path forward
For 49 years it worked quietly in the background, unannounced and unnoticed. If I even considered my heart, it was clinical – a piece of me I knew I had but relied on without further thought. Not separate to the … Continue reading A matter of the heart
Here I am, looking significantly better than when Rich and I finished the London 10k 63 minutes later. Continue reading May 30: Ready, Set, Go
We went on a long bike ride along the river and stopped at the lock to watch some kayaks. Continue reading May 1: The Lock
We rode our bikes to the Savill Garden Easter Trail, which had some Royal Wedding themes. Continue reading April 18: Here Comes Peter Cottontail
I took this out my car window coming home from a morning 5k run so the quality is not perfect but the weather truly was. Continue reading April 6: Glorious
Spent the morning in one of these lovely numbers. Continue reading April 2: Hospital Gown
Our weeklong meeting wrapped up this morning, so I made up for a sedentary week with a 10k run (in one hour) around Windsor Great Park. Continue reading April 1: Lake Run
I ran a 5k in Ballard this morning with the Herb family before flying back home to London. Continue reading Leif to Leif
For those of us who suffer from System Lupus Erythematosus, there is some encouraging news. According to Scientific American, yesterday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Benlysta (belimumab) for the treatment of the disease. Lupus is a mysterious disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues. Nearly all lupus patients experience some degree of joint pain, and some will face life-threatening complications including kidney failure, heart problems and difficulty in breathing. Belimumab is an antibody that interferes with the immune system’s assault by binding to and inhibiting a protein called the ‘B-lymphocyte stimulator’ (BLyS). Blocking BLyS is … Continue reading First Lupus Drug in 50 Years Approved by FDA
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