Cancer Fight
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.
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...
Attitude and Gratitude
Around the time of my senior year in high school, my dad gave me an audio cassette and told me to listen to it. I had heard of Lou Holtz. I knew he was the football coach at Notre Dame. What I didn’t know is that he was also a motivational...
Other Than the Cancer Diagnosis, I’m Pretty Damn Lucky
Cancer is a fight. It’s in your body trying to kill you. If you take no action and don’t fight back, you’re gone. But it’s not a fight you take on willingly and it’s not a fight that you train for. But if you could train for it, what would that look like?