Personal Journey Entry # 42 With mixed emotions, we left Bear Pond this week to return to Exeter and get back to work behind the wheel of Bus #20. Reality tells me […]
Week 1 of Back to Reality Is In the Books
A Very Different Summer Comes To An End
By Ray Cardello for August 31, 2025, Season 32 / Post 32 Please allow me a personal note on this Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. It was the best of times. It […]
I Heard So Many Congratulations Today, But…
Personal Journey Entry # 42 I had a difficult time celebrating today or ringing the bell to mark the end of Radiation treatments. Everyone at MaineHealth in Scarborough was thrilled for me […]
Treatments Got The Best Of Me This Week
Personal Journey Entry # 41 The doctors have been amazed at how well I have responded to both radiation and chemotherapy, but they warned me it could hit me at any time. […]
Can You Ever Have Too Much Gratitude
Personal Journey Entry # 40 The short answer, of course, is no. Every day you wake up on this cancer journey, you first take stock of any new pains you did not […]
It Came Out Of The Darkness, And Hit Hard
Personal Journey Entry # 39 The folks at the chemo infusion center and the radiation clinic do a great job of staying on top of your status and preparing you for what […]
The Invisible, Silent Demon Within
Personal Journey Entry # 38 On January 28, Shay and I heard the word cancer for the first time. We were waiting in post-op for a quick chat with Dr. Tompkins about […]
Yesterday Was The First Day It Felt Real
Personal Journey Entry # 37 It has been some time since I last wrote, but there hasn’t been much new to report. We have been driving the hundred miles a day for […]
Week 1 Of Chemo/ Radiation Is In The Books
Personal Journey Entry # 36 It is Friday afternoon, and I am totally drained from the driving and treatments of this first week of treatments. I have very few side effects from […]
We Are On The Final Approach To Remission
Personal Journey Entry # 36 It has been seven weeks since we decided with Dr. Boland to begin chemo and radiation treatment to kill off the remaining cancer cells in my esophagus. […]