Over the last couple of weeks, I've had more than just a few people at work come up and talk to me about my hair. If that seems a little weird to you, here's the backstory. Last spring and summer, I went through six sessions of chemotherapy to fight against the tumors that have sprouted…Read more Getting Hairy
Out of My Psychosomatic Mind
The bone scan machine. You lay on the table and it moves you under the scanner. Not scary at all. Back in September of 2010, when I was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, my doc told me I had to get some scans done. "Scans?" I asked naively. "Why?" "To see if your cancer has…Read more Out of My Psychosomatic Mind
Writing Again
So, I've decided to start writing again. I'm not sure why, but sometimes there are some things I need to say and some things I need to share. And other times, I don't feel the need to share anything at all. I honestly can't explain it. All I know is that these creative tsunamis that…Read more Writing Again
Thank you
The Chemo Chronicles. Chapter II Now that I'm done with my last session of chemotherapy and I'm currently working through the last of the side effects from bag 6, there are a number of people that I need to thank for helping me get through what ended up being one of the biggest challenges of…Read more Thank you
Let it Teach
There is one good thing about cancer...it doesn’t kill you all at once. It lets you breathe, it lets you think. It lets you remember, it lets you re-live. It lets you say I love you. It lets you say you’re sorry. It teaches you how to understand, It teaches you what’s important. It teaches…Read more Let it Teach
Bucket List Moments
I am currently sitting in a small coffee house in the Fremont section of Seattle, looking out at a cool rainy day. Since I arrived the days have been sunny and in the fifties, which the locals tell me is unusual for this time of year, but today, Seattle has reverted to form, and has…Read more Bucket List Moments
Black Ice Moments
Growing up here in the great state of Michigan and residing my entire life in the upper Midwest has taught me a few things about driving in the winter. Some of these things are going to sound kind of obvious, but, sometimes the most obvious things can still be a challenge, especially after going months…Read more Black Ice Moments
