I was born and raised in Lincoln County, Mississippi near a rural community with 2 general stores called Caseyville. My mother was a single parent. My family was sharecroppers who lived in a house on the owners farm. The Lamar Smith family was neighbors. The Smiths own their land as most blacks did in the […]
There are many occurrences in my 78 years when I was the object of racism. There are at least two occurrences that could have cost me my life if I had followed through. I am a quiet, educated, confident black man blessed of God, therefore hard to provoke. I live with dignity and self worth. […]
I take prescription and over the counter medicines along with natural supplements daily. All of them have been authorized by my physicians. I have experienced the misery of not taking them as prescribed. Proverb 2:6 For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Overcomer by Hope, confident expectation of good.
As part of my health maintenance, I spent five hours at the clinic each month. In early March, I was the odd one wearing gloves, a face mask, and maintaining social distancing. My primary concern was catching the virus from circulated air. During my visits in April and May, I was less concerned, because I […]
A question for you: ” How did you respond when God answered your health related challenge(s)”. Do not have to be health related but God related. PLEASE REPLY. I ended my April 30 blog reminiscing about whether the scripture Joshua 1:9 was from God giving me permission to travel to Uganda on the mission trip […]
This update is to keep you inspired as I post my story on a bi-weekly basis. When diagnosed October 30, 2013 I was 71. In January 2015, at the age of 73, I had a partial autologous stem cell transplant. Since then I have been on a multiple myeloma maintenance therapy program. Presently, there is […]