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I chose the title of this blog to go with a Beatles song from 1969. The title made sense in October of 2009 because fighting cancer might be a drawn out challenge. I take inspiration where I can, and hope to motivate with my musings about music, my status and anything else related to life. Anyone can post comments; no sign in or account is needed, just click on the comments section towards the bottom of the post and write me a note. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Live Happy- Greg


"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain



Wednesday, March 2, 2011

And Your Bird Can Sing

Hey All! I found a great video/audio showcasing a lesser known song recorded live during their last tour. And Your Bird Can Sing was one of those songs that might have had some meaning other than being a good fast rock and roller. The prevailing opinion was that John was alluding to the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger and his then girlfriend Marianne Faithful, who happened to be a singer. "Bird" was a woman in 60's England. Nevertheless, the song was included on the Revolver album in the U.K. and was featured on Yesterday and Today in the U.S. 

I am still recovering from probably my last Nelarabine chemo infusion. We checked into next steps about a month ago, the best option we could find was a mini bone marrow transplant if I could get to remission and find a new donor. We scored on both fronts- and are now scheduled to start the process with a new donor March 16. If everything goes well I would have the actual transplant the first week of April. I will explain more about the benefits of the mini transplant as I get closer to a for sure thing. For now I have some hoops to jump through and the 100% donor also has some to-do's.

Our Big Climb team is final as the event closed for new registrants very recently. Please consider supporting anyone on our team, click here to go to the fund raising page:  http://www.llswa.org/site/TR/Events/BigClimb?team_id=34370&pg=team&fr_id=1160