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Trailers by Kaytee for Rum Runners

Kaytee (my brilliant niece) has made several short video trailers for my book The Rum Runner: The Legend of Captain John Stewart. The first two trailers are at the bottom of this post. The audiobook is finished, and it is in quality control. I hope it will be available soon. I will add the links where that can be found when I have them. In the meantime, here are two trailers, and the tiktok link where you can see all of them. https://www.tiktok.com/@dlkennedy7 The digital and print books can be found at linktree. https://linktr.ee/DLkennedy7 I had a new book cover, which is the second one below, but it wasn't performing well. So I returned to my original cover, but I increased the brightness so the house above my name was more visible.    Here are the individual links where you can find the book:    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX3G6VNJ https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-rum-runner-the-legend-of-captain-john-stewart/id6756026426 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/t...

Hospice or Palliative?

A Personal Update I have not been well for quite some time, largely due to ongoing chronic kidney disease. Recently, however, I received a diagnosis that is even more serious. I have cancer that began in the endometrium and has spread to my ovaries and into the peritoneum. There is also caking on the omentum and malignant ascites that requires frequent paracentesis. The doctors have given a prognosis of less than six months. I was given a choice between hospice care and palliative care. After careful consideration, I chose palliative care. I went through hospice with both of my parents, so I understand firsthand what that experience is like for families. Because of that experience, I do not want to place that burden on my own family. Under hospice care, emergency treatment such as calling 911 or going to the ER is generally not an option. I prefer to keep that freedom if something urgent happens. I also believe it will be better for me to die in a hospital setting, surrounded by nu...