Author: robertjr

Talking to my dear cousin, Neto, today, and he recalls: When he was very ill with Covid-19 several years ago, He figures he was probably hallucinating with a very high fever, Dreamt that he must have died, and suddenly he found himself at the pearly gates, Knocking and knocking, and no one would come out… Continue reading It Is What It Is

I did a lot of research on how best to treat the prostate cancer, To have radiation or to go under the knife, Knew once I read about the dangers of radiation, I didn’t want to take a chance for it to creep back somewhere else in my body 10-20 years later. No real pain… Continue reading The Second Week of My Cancer Recovery

I thank the Lord, Almighty That with Him, Dr. Naveen Kella, my wife, and Son close by I had my Cancer cut out today A bit rough when waking from surgery, But it’s now out of my body, I pray, My baby brother, Ed, friends- Yolanda, Dell, my Holy Cross Brother Carlos, that came to… Continue reading My Cancer Recovery

A quiet one you might say, With piercing eyes that go right through, Never caring that his hair Is always in disarray, He’s Mr. Bunz to you. He has a slow deliberate walk at times, With a nose that never misses a stray odor and such; Always looking for a new trail and adventure to… Continue reading He’s Mr. Bunz To You

A lot of folks don’t know, Like most Americans, That I have a variety of ancestral members; From Native American Apache, Mexican, Basque, and even German, To the long forgotten Jewish tribe, Ashkenazi. A few days before my cancer surgery, I woke up feeling that my immediate family, wifey, Son/Daughter, Rob and Chelsea; My Mom,… Continue reading My Family & Ancestors Are All With Me

In the four months that I’ve had cancer, which seems way longer now; With enough body scans done on my body That all tell me it’s only in my prostate gland, with no doubt, Eternally grateful to the Almighty for that; Now surely it’s common sense to want it out. After much research, I decided… Continue reading Personal Cancer Saga

In my long life, God has blessed me ten fold and many times over. My forever wife, beautiful kids, what more could I have gotten? But, of course, the Almighty knows when You’re in a storm or squawl, You need someone to watch over you, through it all. Like a guardian Angel, he knows when… Continue reading Mi Buen Amigo, Carlitos

Sitting, and waiting around is never fun Especially in a doctor’s office, for sure. So I pass the time writing my thoughts; Sometimes thinking heavy, and other times, light, So to make my connection for my readers, and maybe, cause an allure. Right now thinking of my bucket list, which is never boring. Plenty of… Continue reading In The Waiting Room

In the long cobble stone path of a life that I have led, Seems like only yesterday that I was young and strong, When I had a young man’s blood that flowed in my veins So, what happened, where did all the years go? Life got in the way, and this old man is all… Continue reading A Chapter In the Autumn of My Life

It seems like a good, old fashion made up story When thinking back at the last few weeks; I find out I have prostate cancer, so they take me off Plavix So to have a biopsy; Then a few days later, I fall off a deer blind, with a probable concussion. My Doctor Brother stated… Continue reading Only God Knows