Cancer Fight
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. ...
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...
The Dog Days of Summer
Last weekend, while camping in the woods of East Texas, my wife and I were dubbed “The Best Geriatric Pet Parents” by her aunt. We earned this title because of our crew of kids. We have two dogs and two cats. All four of them travel with us, it’s why...
Dear Cancer
Dear Cancer, I think it’s time we had a heart to heart. You caught me by surprise when you showed up. Of all the things that were going on with my health, I never thought it would be you. I want you to know that I’m not mad at you. I’ve come to understand...
The Secret
In 2015 I read a book titled The Secret. I liked it. It was an easily digestible business book on the subject of leadership. It was short and unlike most business books, was formatted as a story. The topic was of a young manager struggling in...
Turning The Tables
In 2015 I started coaching Women’s Roller Derby. My wife had been playing for 5 years, and if you know us, it was always inevitable that I would get involved at some point. We do everything together. I was part of the team’s coaching staff for the...
Get Busy Living
On Easter Sunday – April 9th, I made a decision as I went to bed. I was going to wake up and go to the gym. No matter what. I had to send the message to the cancer inside me that I was in control. I would not be its victim. It picked a...