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This is my brother Bill with me after the UM vs OSU football game this past weekend. The rivalry between these two teams has been characterized as the “greatest rivalry in sport.” We would agree, and on Saturday Bill and I celebrated the Buckeyes thrilling victory over #TTUN in “THE GAME” as well as my 49th birthday.Continue reading “Time 2 Cheer! Negative 4 Cancer”

    Take nothing for granted, take everything as being granted. Those were the words shared by the priest Sunday October 9th during mass at the St.Thomas More Newman Center. I’ve been thinking about that statement ever since. Today I received my 28th Chemo radiation treatment (my last). I have been treated every weekday for theContinue reading “Finished (again)!”

We are heading into week three (3) of chemoradiation and all appears fine.  I feel good, I’m tolerating the therapy very well and the doctors consider me to be “on track.”  I returned to work on 8/29 and am maintaining a full schedule with little or no interruptions.  I’m grateful for all the blessings thatContinue reading “Update: Tracking!”

I met with my surgeon Mark Arnold yesterday for the first follow up evaluation after my most recent surgery. I asked him how he felt about my status and he said, “I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome . . .”  So I asked him, do you mean the surgery or the pathology? andContinue reading ““I Couldn’t Be More Pleased . . . “”

When I first described this current episode on my blog “Climb” to #crushit again!  I designated the first phase of my treatment plan as “Larry”, to be followed by “Curly” (Chemotherapy) and “Moe” (Radiation). That first phase concludes today! The last of my 7 tubes were removed today and around 11AM  I will be heading home to recover.  The news is good.  AsContinue reading “Tubeless: Larry has left the building!”

With my most recent diagnosis, my friend Brent dusted off his road bike and signed up for Pelotonia and a 100 mile ride to end cancer. Congratulations Brent and thank you from all of us who are fighting cancer. You are helping us #crushit.   

My dad Marty suffered a stroke on Tuesday morning 8/2. I ask for your prayers to give him strength and the will to fight. To pray for my mom, Martha and that she can have peace and courage at her side throughout the day and night.  For my brothers, Bill, John, and George and theirContinue reading “Prayers for Marty”

  I can’t thank you enough for making the trek tomorrow. Myself along with many other people fighting cancer are lifted up by this event and each of you who participate. I have been at the James since Monday 8/1 for surgery and the recovery from surgery all related to colon cancer. As I walk theContinue reading “Dispatch Pelotonia Team 2016”

  “The surgery went as well as it possibly could have.” – Dr. Mark Arnold The was the message delivered by my surgeon on Tuesday following the Monday re-resection of my colon to remove the golf ball sized tumor in my pelvic region. That reminds me of a good joke. Seriously, I am very fortunate thatContinue reading “48 Hour After Surgery”