Author: Dr. David Whitlock

Afraid that the creaking door might shatter the darkness outside, I gingerly open it, peeking outside, scanning the backyard. The world is still at rest, in peace, sleeping. And then, over there, a  distant light, a sliver of the sun, peeks over the horizon. Soon, like a commander arriving at camp to rouse the troops with revelry, …

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A few weeks ago, my oldest brother completed a grueling series of chemo-therapy treatments, including stem cell therapy. It lasted for months and months, and required him and his wife to live at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Tx. It seemed like they were there forever. It’s easy for me to write those words …

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