Cancer Fight

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?