Personal Journey Entry # 47 I am not sure if I have downplayed or denied the power of Cancer during this ten-month journey. I do know that I was adamant that Cancer […]
A Reality Check of the Power of Cancer
It is Not for a Love of Hospital Food
Personal Journey Entry # 46 I should probably be upset by the events of the last few weeks, but my acceptance of my fate and the ultimate plan of God above is […]
God Keeps Putting the Right People in My Path
Personal Journey Entry # 45 To understand the plan, you have to wait until it plays itself out, and then you can realize that nothing happens by chance. Everything is methodically planned, […]
It is a Time to Heal, Pray, and be Thankful
Personal Journey Entry # 44 God never promised us a thing along this journey. When I surrendered my life to Him in January, when I heard that word Cancer, He just said […]
Rounding the Clubhouse Turn and Heading Home
Personal Journey Entry # 43 I don’t know why the horse racing theme, but this year has been one long steeplechase. Actually, the last two years have been a test for Shay […]
Week 1 of Back to Reality Is In the Books
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 […]
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 […]