Category: Personal
Week 6 – Clarity, and Moving On
June 29, 2026 A couple of weeks ago I wrote about finishing radiation without getting the clean ending I’d pictured — no bell, no ceremony, just confusion and a closed office door. I said I was hoping for some real answers when Dr. Greenfield got back. This week, I got them. I walked in with…
Week 4 Status Report: Tracking Progress, Tuning the Engine, and Fighting the Thermostat
June 6, 2026 Week 4 Status Report: Tracking Progress, Tuning the Engine, and Fighting the Thermostat We have officially closed the books on Week 4 of my 39-session radiation marathon. Because of the Memorial Day holiday, this was a short four-day treatment week, but it delivered some of the most fascinating clinical clarity I’ve had…
Inside the Vault: What You’re About to See
May 30, 2026 When I decided to document this 39-session journey for MY VIEW, I wanted to do it right — pull back the curtain and show family, friends, and anyone else facing this road exactly what happens in that room every afternoon. People hear “radiation therapy” and their imaginations can take them to some…
Week Three Update, Five More To Go
May 30, 2026 Week three is in the books: Five-plus weeks to go. This week handed us our first real decision point, and it centered on the plumbing. The UroLift Wrinkle As I mentioned last week, I had some blood in the urine after finishing the antibiotic course. When I showed Dr. Greenfield the photos…
Week Two Update, Six More To Go
5/25/26 An Update from Rich (Week 3 of Treatment) 5/26/25 Hi everyone, I wanted to share a quick update on how things went during my second week of radiation treatment at Singing River. The Routine The daily schedule has shifted slightly to 2:15 PM, which has actually been a great change. It gives Patty and…
Week One Update, Seven More To Go
5/17/26 I just finished my first week of radiation. Honestly, it’s pretty uneventful — they’ve really got it down to a science. My treatment is at 1:30 in the afternoon. I leave the house at 12:30, it’s about 35 miles — half interstate, half surface roads through Moss Point and into Pascagoula — and the…
We broke the ice on Monday
Had the first radiation and have had two since, and six weeks in on the hormone therapy. The process is quick and smooth, takes about 35 minutes: 5 to 10 minutes of waiting, 5 minutes of being positioned and 12 minutes of imaging, and radiation. Dr Greenfield, Nurse Rhonda, and the Singing River Cancer Center…
Insurance Denial of cancer treatment
A bit of a scare Cigna HealthSpring, my insurance, notified Dr. Greenfield and me that the radiation treatment has been denied. I spoke to the Singing River Cancer Center and they said they had already filed an initial appeal. They mentioned this is not uncommon and expressed optimism that they will work through it (I…
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
By Cormac McCarthy Moving from the moral evolution of Abraham Lincoln to Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian is a staggering shift. If Meacham’s Lincoln is about the “light” of the human conscience, McCarthy’s masterpiece is a dive into the absolute “redness” of human depravity. Be prepared: this is widely considered one of the most difficult, violent,…
My Prostate Cancer Journey
A Personal Update from Richard As many of you know, I have been “watching and waiting” with a localized prostate cancer for nearly 15 years. It’s been a manageable part of my life, but recent data—specifically a jump in my PSA levels and new genetic mapping—showed that the cancer is becoming more active. Because of…
