For the last few weeks, I’ve been undergoing chemotherapy for recurring bladder cancer. I was first diagnosed with it early last year, after I had been passing blood in my urine. I had surgery to remove a small tumor, followed by exams every three months, because the type I have—though Continue reading “the show must go on”
On January 28, 2004, my father-in-law Fred Blahut died of COPD, and not a day goes by when I am not reminded of him. I first met Fred in late 1985, when I started dating his daughter Joni. Shortly after we announced our engagement, Fred lamented to me: Joni’s the Continue reading what fred said
I wrote the following piece in 2008, 9 years after my daughter was born with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC). I am bringing it back because June 30 is Arthrogryposis Awareness Day. A weird thing has happened to me. I have seemingly forgotten that one of my children has a disability. If you’ve Continue reading i forget
I wrote the following piece in 2000, the year after my daughter was born, as a “Letter from the Editor” for a newsletter I worked on at the time. The photos, except for the last one, are from that year, too. When I started kentonkilgore.com in 2006, I put this piece on the Continue reading lucky
