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…
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…
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…
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