Headline credits for this post: Bruce Springsteen’s Land of Hope and Dreams Well, Big Wheels Roll in Fields Where Sunlight Streams … This past weekend I rode in the Levi’s GranFondo cycling event in Windsor CA with my great friends David Schneider, Gary Hollingshead, and Kurt Romstad – along with my brothers-in-law, Dan DaDalt andContinue reading “Meet Me in a Land of Hope and Dreams – April 2022”
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10 Lessons I’ve Learned On Cancer Mountain … And “Orange Power” Needed For Ukraine
Hi friends, In good conscience I can’t give you an update on my steady cancer care here in California before first acknowledging what’s happening to the cancer community under attack in Europe. As I’m treated here with every advantage one can have, thousands of Ukrainian cancer patients have lost everything they depend on; their homes,Continue reading “10 Lessons I’ve Learned On Cancer Mountain … And “Orange Power” Needed For Ukraine”
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)”
45 Months on Cancer Mountain … 30-Day Update On Our “Terminator” T-Cell Clinical Trial w/ UCSF Cancer Center & PACT Pharma — VIDEO
We did it! Our clinical trial is off to an amazing start and I should be cleared to head home this week. Have a look at this video for a detailed update on our experience. Thanks for all your support from near and far! We welcome you to share this post and video with anyoneContinue reading “45 Months on Cancer Mountain … 30-Day Update On Our “Terminator” T-Cell Clinical Trial w/ UCSF Cancer Center & PACT Pharma — VIDEO”
Week #158 … 3 Years and 3000 Miles … Now Ready to Blaze a New Trail on Cancer Mountain
Hi Friends, With all the turmoil and uncertainty throughout world today, I hope you will find this little blog post to be some uplifting and maybe even celebratory news. It was 3 years ago this week that I was diagnosed with very serious, Stage IV Colorectal Cancer. Since then, I’ve come learn there are 3Continue reading “Week #158 … 3 Years and 3000 Miles … Now Ready to Blaze a New Trail on Cancer Mountain”
3000 Miles, A Goal Supporting Cancer Research Breakthroughs
Hey friends, Tomorrow is World Cancer Research Day and that’s a very special one for me. You see, down at UCSF Cancer Center, my medical team calls me “a miracle and the future of medicine”. I am here today because of decades of cancer research breakthroughs that have made it possible for patients like meContinue reading “3000 Miles, A Goal Supporting Cancer Research Breakthroughs”
Week #147 … Chemo Round #40 … And Obi Wan Said “Use the Force, Crafty. Keep Rollin!”
Last Friday, I hit one of my cycling mileage goals right out in front of a very low-profile Petaluma tourist spot called Rancho Obi Wan. According to Guinness World Records, Rancho OW houses the world’s largest Star Wars memorabilia collection. (Who knew? Right here in PTown of all places!) Anyway, as I rolled by and clicked overContinue reading “Week #147 … Chemo Round #40 … And Obi Wan Said “Use the Force, Crafty. Keep Rollin!””
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”