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Don’t Flush The Fish
When I was younger, I flushed a tank full of fish because I assumed they were doomed. Years later, fighting cancer, I’m reminded daily why assuming the ending is dangerous.
The Space Between Strength and Reality – Holding The Middle
Strength is often mistaken for resolution. But there’s a wide middle between victory and defeat—a place where the fight is ongoing, the outcome is unknown, and you’re still living your life.
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Cancer Fight
In February 2023 I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer. Part of my coping mechanism was to write about the experience. This is where those stories live.
Fight For Your Life
After nearly two years of learning about life after a cancer diagnosis, there are a few things to share regarding continuing to live your life, no matter what.
Just for fun
This is where I write about stuff that is not directly tied to cancer, health stuff and what I cover in the other categories. More like a story time than anything else.
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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.
What Is Winning?
In 1986, author James P. Carse published a book titled "Finite and Infinite Games” where a finite game is defined as a contest with known players, fixed rules and an agreed upon objective. There is a clearly defined endpoint and there are winners and...
Just Another Adjustment
Navigating life is nothing more than making constant adjustments to an ever-changing landscape. Like most people, I’ve dealt with my fair share of change. In 3rd grade, my family moved across town, and I had to switch elementary schools in the middle of...
We Got To Ring The Bell
In the chemotherapy room at Texas Oncology in the Willowbrook area of Houston, TX, there is a bell with a sign that says, “Hip Hip Horray! Today is my LAST Chemo Day!” It’s simple. When you finish your chemotherapy regimen, you get to ring it. It...
Confronting Reality and Remaining Resilient
The fourth chapter in Jim Collins’s best selling business book, Good to Great, is titled “Confront the Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith)”. The book is a case study where similar companies are compared at the points where one took off to become great (based on...
An Amazing Day
The word “overwhelmed” does not do justice to how we really felt after this past Sunday. The people, along with the outpouring of love and support was unreal to us. For an event that we never wanted to happen, it was truly amazing. The amount of gratitude...
The Power of Perspective & Some Rules To Live By
We were still in a bit of a daze when her phone rang. We were in the car after having just walked out of the doctor’s office with the initial cancer diagnosis. It was my wife’s brother. He was calling her to inform her that his health problems were...