http://www.thistimesacharm.com/rssRecent blog posts from http://www.thistimesacharm.comen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssActiva Frameworkhttp://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/01-25-2010/Thriving-With-Cancer/51How can someone thrive when they have cancer That’s likely the question you most want to ask me right now I’m betting As a time cancer survivor I know a bit about surviving But as the number of times I have endured cancer’s return increased I found my emotional posture strengthening more I had managed to loosen cancer’s grip on my psyche each time now resulting in a life that has virtually no fear of this deadly disease I now consider myself a Cancer Thriver I’ve made it my goal in life to help as many people touched by cancerMon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0600http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/12-30-2009/Cancer-Positive-Mental-Attitude-A-Spleen-As-Big-As-Your-Head/50For those of you who have been following my saga this year you know that this past June after months of mostly unsuccessful chemo treatments I walked away from conventional oncology for good Since I wasn’t getting any better and the chemo just made me sick all the time Amy I agreed that alternative methods of healing the body were our last option If we were wrong and I should have died then it must have been my time So for the next months I worked out diligently ate a mostly vegetarian diet and religiously drank my MonaVie super juiceWed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/11-02-2009/FREE-5-Day-Cancer-Video-Boot-Camp-Now-Available/49Hello and welcome to my cancer blog Today I have a very special announcement for you I have OFFICIALLY released my FREE Day Cancer Video Boot Camp Thriving With Cancer I've boiled down in video format some of the most hard-fought lessons I've learned over my last years battling cancer five times My intent is to open my experiences up to anyone who has been touched by cancer That means current cancer patients survivors loved ones caregivers nurses doctors and anyone else that wants an insightful look into the real world of cancer In the era of healthcare reform IMon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/09-21-2009/Why-Do-I-Let-Cancer-Keep-Bullying-Me/48As I write this blog entry I find myself still mired in the fear that cancer leaves its survivors The dirty little secret of survivorship is that it takes years and years to completely move past the fear of dying The negative thoughts are real and do have a physiological effect And to make things worse most supporters and loved ones of cancer survivors just assume since the cancer is in remission that life will return to the same normal picture that it was before For some of us that may never happen This causes us to feel isolated atMon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/08-20-2009/Im-Alive/47Today I get my port removed used for chemotherapy treatments I have been having chemo now for almost months in a row This being my fifth go-around with cancer in the last years I have grown a positive spirit and a deep sense that Life is perfect as it is always I wanted to convey that feeling in a blog for you my readers My hopes are that you'd read my blog be able to assess the struggles in your life and view them differently afterwards However after coming across a song by Kenney Chesney and Dave Mathews I haveThu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/07-27-2009/The-Island-of-Ziji-Cancer/46In Buddhism it is noble to face the facts of life Life hurts at times a lot nothing lasts anything can happen and we will die It is noble to face these facts not because we enjoy the pain of it all It is noble because in facing such facts we express a confidence that has no conditions a confidence that does not rely on emotional scorecards retirement funds or paychecks a confidence that stands utterly on its own- resourceful dignified and free In Tibetan Buddhism such confidence is called ziji-the indestructible confidence of primordial mind As I read thisMon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/06-30-2009/Monavie-and-Cancer/45Many of you who follow my normal blogs Facebook posts or tweets on Twitter know that something different has been happening for me lately with my chemo treatments Well to clarify nothing has changed with the treatments themselves but I’ve made one small change in my routine that has me screaming up and down with excitement I’m going to attempt to fully detail this change my excitement and a recommendation for an unbelievable opportunity for all of us On June my wife brought home a bottle of MonaVie Someone in her work world that is aware of my regular treatmentsTue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/06-18-2009/Rockstar-at-Rite-Aid/44So I was driving to Rite Aid after chemotherapy this afternoon As usual I was rocking out to different types of music on my way I love music all types As long as it’s loud As I pulled into the parking lot to pick up some prescriptions I was singing I Wanna Be a Rockstar by Nickelback I find it a very fun song with great lyrics and an awesome melody I was daydreaming about the day when I might be considered a rockstar Am I the only one who does that I strolled through Rite Aid to the backThu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/05-24-2009/Cancer-Pie-Charts/43I was reading a snippet in a recent email from Cure Magazine One of their readers wrote this amazing piece of helpful advice I thought it was such a cool idea I wanted to share it with all of my readers as well Thank you to Cure and Mary W for permission to reprint this FROM MARY W The best medical advice I had after a cancer diagnosis was from a psychologist who was a cancer survivor She asked me to draw two circles and separate them into pie pieces for the different activities in my life before and afterSun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/05-21-2009/The-Blessings-of-Cancer/42Too many patients fight cancer these days After my years and occurrences of Lymphoma I no longer believe that fighting is the right approach to this disease At least not for me I believe that cancer like any other disease or major life happening is meant to be a life adventure It’s meant to teach us profound yet simple anchors along our journeys of enlightenment Like John Amatt Mount Everest Expedition Leader Author said Adventure isn't hanging on a rope off the side of a mountain Adventure is an attitude that we must apply to the day to day obstaclesThu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500