Archive for the 'Cancer Thoughts' Category

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

Sunday, April 20th, 2008

A german photographer developed a work of art that focused on death. Specifically, the artist produced photos of people when they knew their health was declining and then after they had died. The work represented a fairly diverse group of people at different ages and gave the observer background information leading up to the [...]

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Begging and Pleading, for a good cause.

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

I hate asking people for money, even if it means donating to an undeniably good cause.
The fact remains: without the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, I would have died sometime in early-2006. So as my wife continues to raise money for the organization (while I cheer from the sidelines), I am trying to get as much [...]

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The Last Words of My Mentor - Live, and Live Well

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

My mentor, Kyle Lake, was killed in an accident on a Sunday morning, two weeks after I was diagnosed with Leukemia. The following is the message he would have given, encouraging us to live life to the fullest.
Live. And Live Well.
BREATHE. Breathe in and Breathe deeply. Be PRESENT. Do not be past. Do not be [...]

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Life is pain. Accept that and start living.

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Happiness in life doesn’t come from attaining something. Striving, seeking, hard work, and extreme dedication will only earn you more of the same.
Happiness itself is really just a myth. A friend’s 10-year-old son died in a helicopter accident a few weeks ago. I will fight leukemia for the rest of my life. People [...]

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10 Observations After Getting Leukemia

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

1. The next time I hear someone bitching about their $7 coffee, I am going to hit them with a wet cat.
Why? Because once you’ve had a 6-gauge needle jammed into the back of your pelvis which then sucks marrow out of the bone in a way that echoes to all of your limbs, [...]

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