tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654781.post114182176641328719..comments2023-05-31T10:10:09.781-04:00Comments on Don Spencer's Artifacts: An Unwanted Journey: Day 0102 - Surgical SuggestionsDon Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812331053850930421noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654781.post-1141868461072042122006-03-08T20:41:00.000-05:002006-03-08T20:41:00.000-05:00Douglas,Thanks for dropping by, for your personal ...Douglas,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for dropping by, for your personal history in your many battles with cancer, and for your tenacity. And may I congratulate you on getting Robert Scoble to comment on your guide for software developers. <BR/><BR/>I've been completely open with my employer, with my colleagues and anyone who is remotely affected by my medical situation. It was a choice I made quickly after my initial diagnosis. But your guideline makes my intuition seem even better in hindsight. <BR/><BR/>I'll be following your Bike Blog (http://blog.programmingasp.net). <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>DonDon Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812331053850930421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654781.post-1141867473746575592006-03-08T20:24:00.000-05:002006-03-08T20:24:00.000-05:00Thanks, J. I'll be doing a lot of reading (and sle...Thanks, J. I'll be doing a lot of reading (and sleeping) come the end of the month. I'll try to give at least one of these on my waiting and healing list. <BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>DonDon Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812331053850930421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654781.post-1141839797763839132006-03-08T12:43:00.000-05:002006-03-08T12:43:00.000-05:00unrelated.to read:-jeanette winterson: The Passion...unrelated.<BR/><BR/>to read:<BR/>-jeanette winterson: The Passion<BR/>or Gut Symmetries<BR/>-iris murdoch: The Unofficial Rose or The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (most anything really)<BR/>-julian barnes: A history of the world in 10 and a half chapters<BR/><BR/>just off the top of my head. and these are all fiction. if you're a man of prosaic leanings i would also suggest Anne Carson: Plain Waters or Men in The Off HoursAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6654781.post-1141828844868535392006-03-08T09:40:00.000-05:002006-03-08T09:40:00.000-05:00Don,I am a fellow cancer survivor (Primary liver c...Don,<BR/><BR/>I am a fellow cancer survivor (Primary liver cancer "cured" in 98, more recently mucinous adenocarcinoma of uncertain origin - though not the liver, which still looks good). I have a genetic condition that predisposes me to lots of cancers, so I am not shocked, though a little disappointed :(.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.simple-talk.com/2006/03/06/coming-out-as-a-cancer-survivor-a-guide-for-software-developers/" REL="nofollow">I have written an article as a guide for software developers with cancer.</A><BR/><BR/>I had a subtotal colectomy with illeoanal anastamosis in 87. In my case all of the colon was removed, due to my propensity to develop polyps all over. I had the liver resection in 98, and a Whipple procedure in 2004, and most recently what ended up being exploratory surgery that removed all of the mucinous adenocarcinoma that was possible to remove, and am now doing chemo (FOLFOX without the OX [no Oxiplatinum], plus Avastin).<BR/><BR/>Douglas ReillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com