Kidney Cancer

The Life You Save May Be Your Own

by Kelly Curtin-Hallinan April 20, 2026

In elementary school, my teachers always told us it was important to understand math because “you won’t always have a calculator in your pocket.” That sentiment hasn’t aged well, given that my iPhone and Alexa are always within reach.

The Luck of the Irish: A Parable of Inheritance, Illness, and Hope

by Kelly Curtin-Hallinan March 16, 2026

This past St. Patrick’s Day my daughter and I were listening to John Lennon’s “Luck of the Irish”. She wondered aloud whether people realized the phrase was meant to be ironic. Lennon certainly did, singing, “If you had the luck of the Irish, you’d be sorry and wish you were dead…”