Today is National Cancer Survivors Day. A day to celebrate those who have fought cancer, those who have lost their battle, those who have waged the war on this deadly disease and pretty much anyone who has been affected by it. When you think about it in those terms, today is a day to be…
The Non-coincidental Coincidence
Life has a funny way of presenting coincidence. There are some who say coincidence is just irony, I on the other hand beg to differ. Coincidence in my mind is God's way of putting 'pieces' of life's complications together. Tonight I attended a long time friends nuptials. For someone who has never been married, the…
A New Group of Advocates
For the past 11 years I have worked with a core group of dedicated volunteers on my pet project The Honeysuckle Foundation for Children with Cancer http://www.honeysucklefoundation.org. While initially formed due to Alicia's wish to help other kids by my than 7-year-old cancer warrior, Honeysuckle has persevered. We have outlasted many things that should have…
Everyone is pretty much the same…
I blog, I tweet, I stumble, I Pin and I Facebook. I spend hours 'connecting' with the world through my computer. Friends from yesteryear as well as new ones, the internet has given people an international audience to promote causes, share lives, seek new friendships and reconnect with old ones. The things I write about have…
Shame on Good Morning America
September is quickly coming to an end and even before the last day of childhood cancer awareness month is over, 'pink' is already being promoted in the media. Magazines, advertisements, television and everywhere I look I am overwhelmed with 'pink'. I understand raising awareness for breast cancer, I don't understand the total lack of support…
Celebrate 2013!
January 2013 is off to a quick start and another year is well on its way. There is a saying that time flies when you are having fun, so I guess I must be having a blast because weeks just seem to zip by. The new year is like a reboot for our lives, a chance…
Pediatric Cancer Awareness
September is almost over and with it the hope that pediatric cancer awareness month would get national attention and major support. Cancer is a terrible disease no matter who the victim is young or old, but even more so for a child. The battle to beat cancer and survive becomes paramount when kids should be enjoying childhood…
A leopard cannot change its spots…
People are people and this world is filled with lots of them. Family, friends, neighbors, co-workers the list goes on and on. Life is full of constant introductions and interactions with others. There are people we like, people we tolerate and people we love. While philosophers have spent the ages trying to figure out the meaning of life,…
Cancer
Optimists have a way of finding good in everything. Looking at life as though the glass is half full is a way of appreciating the small things and trying not to be overwhelmed by the bad. There are times however, when the bad seems to overtake even an optimist. Cancer sucks and I have spoken…
Motivation
Motivation comes from within. Our lives keep us moving towards goals and our aspirations get us there. It is when we really want something that we work the hardest. Complacency gets you no where, yet motivation can move mountains. I have devoted the past ten years to my pet project The Honeysuckle Foundation for Children…
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