Before I was born on February 5, 1939, I had a unique experience for a human being: I had a womb-mate! Fifty years later, I lost my twin. This blog is one version of what it means to be a twin in a world of singletons.
Constant Editing
NOTE: Remember that for forty years I was a teacher of English. I also wrote numerous proposals and program narratives. So it should be no surprise that you will occasionally notice some editing changes in my blog. As someone said about literary writing, "The work is never finished; it's abandoned."
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
A Mystical Bond
Following is a copy of an article published by the Washington Post about Jimmy and me:
Hi George! Katherine from TwinPickle here. I dropped by to read your story and was heartbroken to see how your lost your brother, I'm so very sorry. I am unable to read the smaller main body of text on the scanned images but could read the larger bits including the front page. I had no idea bone marrow had been experimented with as a treatment for AIDS. I have a friend living with HIV and he is lucky he lives with it today and not 30yrs ago because the medications are much improved. Keep up the poetry and enjoy Thialand, it's a beautiful place!
October 2011 Here's the latest goings-on with my blogs"
George in Thailand Since several members of my family have asked how I was doing with all the flooding in Thailand, I have posted some observations and three videos. In Meet My New Thai Friend I introduce you to Pramool. Charming! Twins in a World of Singletons I haven't made any new postings recently. When I have any new thoughts or feelings or observation on what it means to be a twin, I will post them. The Lotus Sutra and Me I haven't made any new postings for awhile, but I have plenty of notes for when I do. George W. Ross, MEd Nothing new here either. Since this is primarily for those interested in my background and experience in my professional life as an educator. As I am retired and not teaching any longer, I have nothing new to add!
A note about how I prepare to write for my blogs: I carry a little notebook with me, and whenever something that I think you'll like or that I simply want to share, I write about it in a new post.
That's all, Folks!
A Mystical Bond
My Posting of July 19, 2011, contains an article on my twin and me titled, A Mystical Bond. It was written by Sandra Boodman as a human interest story. I would be donating bone marrow to Jimmy in a protocol conducted by the National Institutes of Health. The study was to determine how effective AZT, the only medication at the time for AIDS patients. We joined the study mainly to participate in research that might lead to more effective treatments for patients with AIDS. There was a possibility that the study might help Jimmy; however, we all knew that the chances of his benefiting personally from the study were, as Jimmy said, "slim and fat, since the expressions 'slim chance' and 'fat chance' mean the same thing even though slim and fat are opposites." Jimmy liked those kind of linguistic canundrums. In the end, Jimmy got an added six months of life. We were both happy about that.
Hi George! Katherine from TwinPickle here. I dropped by to read your story and was heartbroken to see how your lost your brother, I'm so very sorry. I am unable to read the smaller main body of text on the scanned images but could read the larger bits including the front page. I had no idea bone marrow had been experimented with as a treatment for AIDS. I have a friend living with HIV and he is lucky he lives with it today and not 30yrs ago because the medications are much improved. Keep up the poetry and enjoy Thialand, it's a beautiful place!
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