Amazingly, I turned forty-five this week. Not amazing that I lived this long, but I remember my friend’s parents being forty-five and thinking that was old. I sneak peeks at old high school classmates on Facebook and wonder where the all rowdy dudes and seemingly, out of my league, cheerleaders went. Did we all turn to mortgage brokers and soccer moms overnight? That’s never gonna happen to me. But as I pulled up support stockings (for my varicose veins, I know, TMI) this morning I realized that it already has. I am good with it though. As a cancer survivor you can’t take these things for granted. I am still having a hell of good time and despite the various aches and pains. And my prized birthday presents from my family were Philadelphia Union soccer hat and an Evan Turner 76ers jersey, so I think I still I have some growing up to do. I think I will take my time.
Brian says, “Welcome!”
Blogging about the Book
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Heroes
This year has started out like a kick in the stomach as recent deaths of David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Lemmy from Motorhead have reminded that we still have a long way to go in the fight against cancer. These losses come along with some notable fights against lymphoma in the world of sports especially […]
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Blogging Your Cancer
An interesting column by Bill Saporito in last week’s edition of Time magazine addressed the growing phenomenon of blogging about cancer. Former New York Times editor Bill Keller and Emma Keller of the U.K.’s Guardian both wrote columns questioning the necessity and taste of patients blogging about their cancer and their treatments. Both columns made […]
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21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards
While The Year My Dad Went Bald was shut out of the 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards, the judges still had plenty of great things to say about the book in their commentary. After reading this, I think I need to find out who actually won, because those books must be awesome. Thanks to Writer’s […]
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Camp Kesem in my backyard
Just like being back at camp, making s’mores in the backyard. We were honored to host a thank you/reunion party for the fantastic counselors of Camp Kesem OSU last week. Camp Kesem is a student run, volunteer organization which provides a summer camps experience to kids whose parents are fighting cancer. We are grateful for […]
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Summer Fun
Danny just returned from another fun-filled week at Camp Kesem. I can’t thank the Ohio State students involved enough for their commitment to this program. Camp Kesem is an overnight camp for children who have a parent who has battled some sort of cancer. It is completely run and funded by OSU students who work […]
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