"Borrowed Time"

- February 10, 2009 -

As I was flying down the snowmobile trail last weekend following my wife Amy at MPH I was reflecting on what cancer has taught me Allow me to share one take I have on it It seems to me that cancer has two very different effects on folks depending on their emotional clarity When you’re diagnosed with cancer you can feel like every day is a blessing and it should be cherished You notice all the little things in life and you take nothing for granted This is the rosy side of Borrowed Time But the other uglier side seems… Read More →

"Cancer Networking"

- January 30, 2009 -

These days there are a lot of associations and networks that you can belong to There are professional associations charity organizations sports recreation groups etc And don’t even get me started on the number of social networking websites you could spend your days on But I want to suggest a new concept for some of us to consider it’s called Cancer Networking Have you ever noticed how fellow cancer survivors and patients interact with each other We will go far out of our way to help a fellow cancer contact without even thinking about it Most of the time we… Read More →

Read "This Time's a Charm" for Free

- January 27, 2009 -

Chapter Diagnosis I had always hated doctors’ offices but on this Monday morning I would finally be given the justification for those old feelings After six months of unsuccessful treatment by my family practitioner I had been referred to an ENT Ear Nose and Throat specialist for a persistent sinus infection I was sitting on the exam table in an unusually posh exam room I figured that someone had to pay for this nice office space That someone is about to be me I laughed to myself The surgeon was across the room at the counter dictating some notes into… Read More →

Cancer's Purposeful Place

- January 25, 2009 -

So there we were Amy I just sitting at the kitchen table eating our sandwiches from the Nautical Deli here in St Clair Shores MI We were discussing what our all-time favorite candy bars were and the merits of each When all of a sudden she says How did you finally learn to give yourself permission to be cured from cancer once and for all If you know my wife you know that questions from left field are a regular occurrence Her mind works forward and backwards left and right all the time It’s a good thing to me I… Read More →

Announcing "This Time's a Charm" Cancer Blog Book Tour!

- January 24, 2009 -

I have had such a huge response to my call for bloggers in this Cancer Blog Book Tour that I decided I needed to expand this venture and post the directions on my Website I encourage all of you cancer bloggers to participate The This Time’s a Charm Cancer Blog Book Tour launches February Q How does it work A Each day for days I will write a new blog post on ThisTimesACharm com which will include a short synopsis of each of the blog stops on my book tour I will publicize this continuously to my cancer network on… Read More →