Some absorbing writings by George Easaw for the reading pleasure of the public.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Very sensible advice ..
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Make meaning of your life ..
It was depressing to hear about some instances of cancer that had hit my close relatives and was wondering how to face it physically and psychologically that I decided to have a look for an interesting article. It was then that I hit upon an interesting HBR article that mentioned how to handle the difficulties and life changes associated with cancer.
I happened to read the HBR article, the real life reflections, by London Business School Professor Dan Cable "The most powerful lessons my cancer taught me about life and work" (click here) which is condensed here into just three points.
1. Identify the stories you have been telling about yourself, your actual and earlier activities, your purposes of life
2. Choose a better story about the same activities but with a different meaning and emphasis
3. match your behaviors to the new story so that your new meaning of the stories can make better connection
Cancer patients, most of them would have been earlier chasing their careers, often ignoring family life, work life balance etc. When the news of cancer strikes them like a bolt from the blue, they scramble around to find new meaning to their life. Often at this point they realise it is not worth running behind the pleasures and rewards life offers and instead start concentrating on the small pleasures and relationships of life, often enriching them.
The third point of matching behaviours to suit the new story is what transforms the life. If earlier people were behind money, fame and reputation, suddenly one finds people going after work life balance, peace, yoga, daily exercises, spirituality and the like.
This transformation is worth going after after one realises the shortcomings of life. So when life gives you a shock or redirects it, instead of losing hope and entering a state of despair, find new meanings for your life and adjust your life to these new meanings, let what Prof. Dan Cable did with his personal life on realising he was affected by cancer. Now he has a new and different meaning for life and is happy with it.
George.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Third apheresis at SJMC 20 oct '21 and clearing lot of doubts ..
Overall, evidence in the literature suggests that the frequency of reactions to apheresis donation is less than that seen in whole blood donation, though the risk of reactions requiring hospitalization is substantially greater. Jeffrey Winters, pubmed.gov
Some people have side effects from apheresis. These may include an allergic reaction, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, or low blood pressure. You may feel numbness, tingling, and itching. Most side effects will stop when the treatment ends - Learning about Apheresis, Uty of Alberta
Click here for a doc by University of Alberta on the side effects of Apheresis.
4. What happens during apheresis ? What is the process of Apheresis ?
The process of apheresis involves removal of whole blood from a patient or donor. Within an instrument that is essentially designed as a centrifuge, the components of whole blood are separated. One of the separated portions is then withdrawn and the remaining components are retransfused into the patient or donor - med.utah.edu
Image courtesy, med.utah.edu
5. Is apheresis safe for me? Yes, apheresis donations are very safe. Each donation is closely supervised by trained staff who observe the donors throughout the process. Only a small percentage of your platelets are collected, so there are no risks of bleeding. www.leehealth.org
6. What are the medical conditions that are treated with apheresis precedure ? Stanford Healthcare talks of the different medical conditions that can be treated with apheresis. Conditions treated with apheresis may include: (courtesy Stanford Healthcare), links provided for more detailed study
Stanford Healthcare claims to deliver the highest levels of care and compassion,.- Breast cancer
- Colon cancer
- Graft versus host disease
- Hodgkin's disease
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Myeloproliferative disorders
- Sickle cell disease
- Small cell lung cancer
- Thymoma
Sunday, October 10, 2021
My first IKEA purchase ..
Ikea generated sales of Euro 39.6 billion in 2020. From sales of about Euro 21.5 billion in 2008, Ikea has grown in 2020 to about Euro 39.6 billion, ie. about 60% in ten years. Very decent and modest growth considering the fact that this GREEN industry cannot grown like other modern businesses.