It comes to us quietly It mutates, it divides It takes over good And replaces with bad. It makes us sick It kills, it destroys It makes us poor And exceedingly sad. And yet... It teaches us what's good It teaches us what's right It teaches us We have the strength To…Read more And yet…
A Day in the Life
Woke up, fell out of bed Dragged a comb across my head. Lennon and McCartney. January 18, 2018. 4 a.m. I woke up. And then, like many days over the past 31 years, I headed off to work. The day was going to be a big one, with a rather important doctors appointment regarding the…Read more A Day in the Life
Dancing with Kubler-Ross
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross was a Swiss-American scientist, a pioneer in near death studies who wrote the book entitled "On Death and Dying", in which she first discussed her theory on the five stages of grief. As a person who is afflicted with a disease that is both chronic and terminal, I thought I would take this…Read more Dancing with Kubler-Ross
Scan Day
It is scan day for me today. Scan day is something I have experienced 3 times before. Scan day happens when my PSA shoots up for some reason, so the docs want to know what is going on inside my body and if my advanced prostate cancer has spread to my organs or my bones.…Read more Scan Day
My Friend is Dying…and it’s gonna be alright.
When I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, I was given two books that were intended to "cheer me up", or give me a more positive outlook on life after getting some of the worst news ever. I think there are a group of people out there in the world who always think they need…Read more My Friend is Dying…and it’s gonna be alright.
An Ode to Joy
When coming up with things to write about for this lovely thing I call Fishrocks, I decided that I would write about the things that interest me, and if anyone was crazy enough to read them, great! If it became just a way to sort out the voices in my head, a sort of external…Read more An Ode to Joy
Why I no longer go to church
This is a classic example of a "wait, what?" headline. You read it and think to yourself, "Wait, what? Is this true? I've known Dan forever, and he's always been a church goer. What happened?" I know, I know, I realize I have some explaining to do. First off, I will go through what would…Read more Why I no longer go to church
