Information about risk, prevention, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and support for all cancers I’ve been going to the gym for over a year now. I’m there usually at least three mornings a week. I would guess over half the weeks I was there five mornings a week. I would highly recommend anyone (with medical clearance) do it as well.
Archive | Beating the Beast
RSS feed for this sectionBeating the Beast is written by a ten-year cancer survivor who’s learned sometimes you need to hold a hand, sometimes you need to kick some ass.
Lucky
Before I started chemotherapy for my Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2000, my physician told me the chemo had been formulated such that sterility (which I read was a common male side effect of chemo) wouldn’t be a problem.
Break Down
Six months later I was told the cancer was back. Tumors had returned to my lungs. I didn’t take the news well.
Coach
I coached a team for the first time in my life this morning. My 14 year old daughter, Kaitlin, plays basketball in a rec league. I’ve been helping run drills during practices and cheering from the side line during our winless season. The regular coach is in Florida this weekend, so I filled in. The [...]
Lance Armstrong and His Legacy
I know the good the foundation does because I had a job that it funded for two years, in 2008 and 2009.