They found out I had cancer by giving me a biopsy. They gave me the biopsy because my blood tests indicated that something might be wrong with my prostate. I have blood tests from time to time because my doctor orders them for me. I see my doctor every three months to get my heart medication subscription renewed. This has been going on since I had ( Read more... )

My entry for August 4 was headed Nunc dimittis, which I told the poster of an anonymous comment was Latin for "Now I've seen everything". In fact, it means, "Now you dismiss," or "Now you let go," and is the Latin name for the prayer of Simeon in Luke 2.29-32, taken from its first two words: Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum ( Read more... )