Depth-First2024-05-24T22:48:25.688Zhttp://depth-first.com/Richard L. ApodacaBridge to Nowhere2024-05-24T23:15:00Z2024-05-24T23:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/05/24/bridge-to-nowhere/Taking a closer look at the opening act of a glioblastoma diagnosis.Clock Yourself2024-05-10T23:15:00Z2024-05-10T23:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/05/10/clock-yourself/My struggle against fear of falling and the app that helped me.Compassion & Choices2024-05-01T23:15:00Z2024-05-01T23:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/05/01/compassion-and-choices/Progress toward the best bad option.Round Two2024-04-22T23:15:00Z2024-04-22T23:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/04/22/round-two/Every glioblastoma surgery fails sooner or later. Mine was no exception.Median2024-03-29T23:15:00Z2024-03-29T23:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/03/29/median/Thoughts on crossing a statistical milestone.My Struggle for a Good Death2024-03-11T16:15:00Z2024-03-11T16:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/03/08/my-struggle-for-a-good-death/Choosing from a wide selection of bad options.The Witness2024-02-21T15:30:00Z2024-02-20T16:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/02/20/the-witness/A short story.Opting out of Optune2024-02-06T15:00:00Z2024-01-24T16:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/01/24/opting-out-of-optune/A treatment with small benefit and notable costs leads to a tough call.DCA and Me2024-01-08T16:15:00Z2024-01-08T16:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/01/08/dca-and-me/The proof of the pudding is in the eating.Crystal Gardens2024-01-05T16:15:00Z2024-01-05T16:15:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2024/01/05/crystal-garden/A chance encounter leads to a new life.The Geiger Counter2023-11-15T16:15:00Z2023-11-14T20:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/11/14/the-geiger-counter/Senior year at Willamette University brings new opportunities.Living with Glioblastoma2023-11-06T20:30:00Z2023-11-06T20:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/11/06/living-with-glioblastoma/It's the end of the line for treatment.Beating Swords into Ploughshares2023-11-01T23:13:00Z2023-11-01T20:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/11/01/beating-swords-into-ploughshares/A returning WWII veteran takes up an unlikely field of study.Growing Pains2023-10-27T21:30:00Z2023-10-27T21:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/10/27/growing-pains/A chaotic childhood leads to education and opportunity.Sowing Seeds on Rocky Soil2023-10-31T06:30:00Z2023-10-22T21:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/10/22/sowing-seeds-on-rocky-soil/Tracing my physicist grandfather's origins to an unexpected place.Grandpa, What Did You Do at the Atom Bomb Factory?2023-10-14T21:30:00Z2023-10-14T21:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/10/14/grandpa-what-did-you-do-at-the-atomic-bomb-factory/First in a series investigating what exactly my grandfather did at the Hanford Engineer works.How I Bought and Estimated the Purity of Sodium Dichloroacetate2023-10-10T21:30:00Z2023-10-10T21:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/10/10/how-i-bought-and-estimated-the-purity-of-sodium-dichloroacatate/Trust, but verify. On second thought, just verify.Beware Oncologists Bearing Hope2023-10-04T23:30:00Z2023-10-04T23:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/10/04/beware-oncologists-bearing-hope/Why interpretations from this special breed of doctor should be considered carefully.Dichloroacetate2023-09-26T21:30:00Z2023-09-26T21:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/09/25/dichloroacetate/Treating my terminal disease like a research problem and finding a lead.Progression2023-09-14T21:30:00Z2023-09-14T21:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/09/14/progression/The Standard of Care treatment fails.The California End of Life Option Act2023-09-06T14:30:00Z2023-09-06T14:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/09/06/the-california-end-of-life-option-act/Time to face the elephant in the room.Just Saying "No" to Adjuvant Temozolomide2023-08-31T14:30:00Z2023-08-31T14:30:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/08/31/just-saying-no-to-adjuvant-temozolomide/Discovering that the medicine cabinet for my terminal disease was filled with fluff.George2023-08-19T20:20:00Z2023-08-19T20:20:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/08/19/george/Coming to terms with a disease that can change who you are.Chemoradiotherapy2023-08-11T20:20:00Z2023-08-11T20:20:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/08/11/chemoradiotherapy/Undergoing a chemical and radiological exorcism.Temodar, MGMT Methylation, and the Endless Loop of Bad Glioblastoma Treatments2023-08-06T20:20:00Z2023-08-06T20:20:00Zhttp://depth-first.com/articles/2023/08/06/temodar-mgmt-methylation-and-the-endless-loop-of-bad-glioblastoma-treatments/Understanding why half of patients will take a drug offering little to no benefit.