theageof60.Theratesofdeathamongparticipantsinthisgroupdidclearlyshowracialdifferences,withapproximately9% ofblacksdyingat anearlyagecomparedto6% ofwhites.There werealsodifferencesincausesofdeathbyrace. Forinstance,black men weresignificantly more likelytodieofmurderandwhitemenfromAIDS. Themostcommoncausesofdeath...
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents’ savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn’t see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted t...
Then, on the same day the Ed asked the oncologist if it was time to start the chemo, the cancer grew into Ed’s right carotid artery. And the artery, with all that precious blood pumping fast, had a hole filled with cancer. And then, a cork from a bottle, the firehose pressure whi...
At a high-rise dorm at the University of Southern California, walking down the hallway on the eighth floor almost any time of day, you’re likely to hear students in separate rooms shouting at each other- “You killed me!”– as they mow each other down in online games played over the...
Double mastectomies when one breast is cancerous on the riseLauran Neergaard
Fighting cancer at any age is hard. Pain, fear and enormous difficulties become center stage. People tend to find strength in the hope for survival. When a patient does achieve remission, many believe this is the happy ending. For so many, though, the battle has simply changed. Children ar...
When she was 6 years old, she did something amazing!She finished a 2,100-kilometer bike journey from Xi’an, the capital city of Shaanxi, to Turpan (吐鲁番) in Xinjiang, with her parents. It took them two and a half months. Sophie became the youngest child in the world to have bike...
We just got back from the US; my husband is now undergoing his last post-cancer checks (hallelujah it’s been 5 years and we are thanking G-d in advance for good reports); John and I leave for vacation (more on that later) on Tuesday and frankly, who wants the hassle of building ...
along with my other children, were raised in a family centered church. We were first generation Christians who wanted to see our children anchored to their faith in God and living their lives better than we did. I once taught a class on praying for your children – and believe me – I ...
“Can you really remember that or did I just tell it to you?“ “你当真记得那回事儿,还是我不久前刚跟你说过?” “I remember everything from when we first went together.“ “打从我们头一回一起出海时起,什么事儿我都记得清清楚楚。” The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, con...