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How I Deal With the Unthinkable
Having thoughts about the unthinkable does not mean you’ve made a decision. It means you’re confronting reality and choosing how you carry what’s heavy instead of pretending it isn’t there.
The Cost of Fighting Everything
I spent a long time believing that I could do everything for everyone. I was good at it too. But capacity has limits, and every yes carries a cost that isn’t always visible until it’s too late.
Dear Cancer – Two Years Later
Fight For Your Life II – Give Yourself a Chance: Drop the Excess Weight
Fight For Your Life I – It Starts (and Ends) With Attitude
The Wake Up Call and The Apology
Health Updates
Time For an Update and Time to Move Forward
Being Positive – Part 2
Being Positive – Part 1
Our Fight Against Cancer So Far
The Top Ten Benefits To Having Urostomy Surgery
Fight For Your Life I – It Starts (and Ends) With Attitude
Since I started writing about this experience nearly two years ago, I have received a lot of feedback about my attitude. I have shown the ability to put a positive spin on just about any situation that we have encountered regardless of how serious and scary it might be. These drifting thoughts were new for me. I was not sure that I was ready to add my own attitude to the list of things I was dealing with.
The Wake Up Call and The Apology
Have you ever had one of those moments where you realize you’ve done something completely selfish and had no idea? One of those moments that make you stop and say, “Shit – I messed up.”? That happened to me a few days ago. I was working a long outdoor event. The...
Health Updates
As I stated in the last entry, this will be a post that is updated as information comes in about my health. If you found your way here, that means you read the last one and are somewhat interested in what's going on. We appreciate that. The latest updates will always...
Time For an Update and Time to Move Forward
It’s been five weeks or so since we received the test results from mid-June. The blogs that I’ve started since then have touched on gearing up for another fight, doubts and fears, and examinations into my motivations for ever starting the blog in the first place.
Being Positive – Part 2
This morning brought the moment of truth. The doctor walked into the room and gave us the quick synopsis of the PET results.
Being Positive – Part 1
Most of the writing I publish in my Blog has a process. I work on something, edit it, put it down for a few hours, pick it back up, tweak it a little, find an image that fits with it, copy and paste from Word to the Website, give it one last review and hit publish. ...
Our Fight Against Cancer So Far
I have a confession to make. I knew almost nothing about cancer prior to my diagnosis. My knowledge was limited to a lot of people die from it, but quite a few don’t. Either way, it wasn’t something you wanted to deal with. I can confidently say that...
The Top Ten Benefits To Having Urostomy Surgery
When I think back to what was going through my mind when I realized I was going to lose my bladder, there was a lot of fear and anxiety with the unknowns involved. No one told me all of the awesome benefits that would come with it.
One Year Down – A Lifetime To Go
Saturday February 10th represents the one-year anniversary of receiving the diagnosis. The one where the doctor told us that he couldn’t promise I’d be here in a year. Just like my 11th grade wrestling season, I have done everything that I was supposed to do and more resulting in reaching a place that few doctors thought I would be: Still here.
Life After Surgery: The Ostomy Adventures
Six weeks after surgery, I was learning the realities of living with a urostomy — including leaks, unexpected situations, and a few lessons along the way.