Category Archives: cancer

an evening can change in a moments notice

    I was watching the evening news tonight. I was busy cooking in the kitchen and my attention changed suddenly from my cooking to the TV during the sports section of the newscast. My eyes went wet. The terrible … Continue reading

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I wish that cancer was just a word or a scary story….

I wish that cancer was just a word or scary story told at camp to scare the campers. Continue reading

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Can You Help?

I have been treated generously in my time of need. Would you consider helping? Continue reading

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Life Just Cant’ Get Any Weirder For Me

What to do about a high ferritin level? How about a good old fashioned blood letting! Seriously…! Then I’ll hit the Roman Vomitorium for good measure… Continue reading

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Dad’s Answering Machine Speech

Today is dad’s 83rd birthday. Want to hear dad’s answering machine speech? Continue reading

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Dodged a Bullet

“We need to talk, we found a possible tumor.” Nothing can prepare one for such news… Continue reading

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Until It Is Denied

People don’t know what they have until it is denied. My thoughts on this come out of two seasons of life where I was denied much due to cancer and chemotherapy. I have fought and defeated Burkitt’s lymphoma in 2008 (read … Continue reading

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Two years later

Two years after I wrote a blog post titled Pain, Love, and acceptance, I find myself ironically in a similar place emotionally. Click this link to read of my emotional state right now. I’ll repost it rather than type out the same … Continue reading

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Superhero Micah is Healed

Please pray for his family in their time of grief

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Florence is the Finest

It doesn’t get much better than this people. Let me share something with you that has brought tears to my eyes. Tears of joy. My oldest daughter and I went to see one of her favorite bands, Florence and the … Continue reading

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