Hey friends, It is Week #200 for me on the nasty hill and to mark this milestone I am going to ask you to join me in a special effort … No matter what Cancer Mountain throws at me (and it certainly has thrown a lot!), I never lose sight of how fortunate I am:Continue reading “Week #200 On Cancer Mountain … Introducing The New “Trailblazers Endowed Merit Award” From CONQUER CANCER”
Category Archives: Cancer Care
Hope & Help On Cancer Mountain: Sharing Some Experience From 45+ Months On The Hill (Video)
Hi friends, I had a lot of time during my recent stay at UCSF hospital and clinical trial launch period to put these videos together. Please share with everyone you know that’s wrestling with cancer. Breakthroughs ARE happening and amazing things are always possible! Part 1 * Sharing Hope And Inspiration * When Did I Know Something WasContinue reading “Hope & Help On Cancer Mountain: Sharing Some Experience From 45+ Months On The Hill (Video)”
Week #150 … Chemo Round #41: It’s All About How You Use Your Time
For the past couple weeks, the NorCal fires have kept us indoors and out of the smoke (… and off the bike). Thankfully, our town has been far from the action and not threatened with evacuations or evacuation warnings. We hope that continues to be the case for what has unfortunately become our annual ‘fireContinue reading “Week #150 … Chemo Round #41: It’s All About How You Use Your Time”
April 2020 – Week #131 – Cancer Care During Covid-19
I hope you are all safe and well during this really difficult time! Covid-19 has turned the cancer community upside down just like it has everything else. I’m grateful and thankful for all the healthcare professionals, workers and volunteers helping me and millions of other cancer patients stay on track. We got more good resultsContinue reading “April 2020 – Week #131 – Cancer Care During Covid-19”
Week #126: Lessons Learned Along One of Life’s Most Difficult Trails
Hey Friends, This article was published on Salesforce’s “Ohana” Blog this week, shared to my work colleagues worldwide. (Ohana is the Hawaiian word for ‘family’.) While I wrote it for Colon Cancer Awareness Month, the key points go beyond cancer and are very relevant to what we all face today against Coronavirus / COVID 19.Continue reading “Week #126: Lessons Learned Along One of Life’s Most Difficult Trails”
Week #123: Cancer Prevention, Part 3 … It’s a Global Effort
Part 3 of 3: National Cancer Prevention Month 2020 Hey, I’m thankful for this leap day of February to squeeze in the last of my 3 posts about Cancer Prevention and Awareness. My cancer case has been a challenging one, no doubt. I’m about 2.5 years into my journey of wrestling Stage IV cancer. I’veContinue reading “Week #123: Cancer Prevention, Part 3 … It’s a Global Effort”
Week #122: February is National Cancer Prevention Month – Ever Heard About Precision Radiation?
Part 2 of 3: National Cancer Prevention Month 2020 For about the past 100 years we’ve had three major types of cancer treatment tools: cutting, burning, and poison … a.k.a. surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. To date, now 122 weeks into my cancer journey, we’ve used all three to beat my colorectal cancer into a well-controlledContinue reading “Week #122: February is National Cancer Prevention Month – Ever Heard About Precision Radiation?”
Week #121: What Does a Long Cancer Journey Look Like? Well, It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
This week I’m reminded of what my oncologist, Dr. Thomas Marsland, said to me at one of our very first consultation sessions back in November 2017: “You might think of your cancer like a chronic illness. It’s very possible, with today’s technology and treatment advances, that you’ll live for years while undergoing treatment of oneContinue reading “Week #121: What Does a Long Cancer Journey Look Like? Well, It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint”
Week #120: February is National Cancer Prevention Month – Let’s Talk About My Liver
Part 1 of 3: National Cancer Prevention Month 2020 There are number of things that have helped me stay really positive on my cancer journey. I’ve spoken a lot in past updates about the incredible power of family, friends, faith, and hope. (They are no doubt my special superpower.) In this post, in the spiritContinue reading “Week #120: February is National Cancer Prevention Month – Let’s Talk About My Liver”
Hope & Gratitude – Ready for a New Year!
Week #115 2019 was pretty incredible and we are so thankful for all your support. Mady, Nat, and I leaned on you much, much more than you may recognize … and you carried us. We are forever grateful. I hope you will put cancer screening at the top of your New Year Resolutions list.Please callContinue reading “Hope & Gratitude – Ready for a New Year!”