Author Archives: Richard

We went somewhere again! Woo hoo! This time, Myung and I went to California. Just two days later, she went to Korea for a couple of weeks to follow up on her post-thyroidectomy and to get worked up for headaches … Continue reading →

My life’s so sedentary now that it hardly seems right to call this “Richard’s Travel Blog”. Myung and I are just retired people, like thousands here in Cuenca, living the simple life with our daily routines. If you don’t go … Continue reading →

I left off with Mendocino. From there, most of our time was spent looking at redwoods and other nature, and hanging out at a very comfortable airbnb home in Crescent City There are several Redwood State and National Parks between … Continue reading →

We’re baaaack. Myung and I just got back from our six week trip. I spent the whole time in California, while Myung spent a couple of those weeks in Korea. It was a combination getting some stuff done, shopping and … Continue reading →

It’s been awhile, again. I’ve finished my radiation and all went well. I barely had any side effects and feel normal except for the hormonal changes due to the androgen deprivation injections. I’m pretty used to them now. No big … Continue reading →

Not a lot going on around here, but here’s the news. I’m about halfway through my 39 radiation treatments. So far, so good. I’m starting to have some minor side effects, but it’s fine. The side effects are supposed to … Continue reading →

We’ve been getting emails asking if we are okay, if the earthquake affected us. We and everyone else in Cuenca are fine. The quake was at least 300 km from here, up on the north coast, and only rattled everything … Continue reading →

I’ve gotten a couple of “Wazzup?” emails. It’s been a while, so here’s wazzup. Not much. No new news about my prostate cancer. I started the androgen deprivation therapy and am told radiation will start around the end of the … Continue reading →

I’ve had a high PSA for about 12 years and had 4 biopsies between 2004 and 2011, all negative. I’ve known I have an enlarged prostate for that long. It was getting harder to pee, so I went in and … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It’s been a couple of months again, I know. But not a lot has been going on again. That picture of us is from Myung’s birthday last month. We went out to Sole’s restaurant. … Continue reading →