Personal Journey Entry # 15 One thing I realized very early is that cancer is a team sport. So many wonderful people inside and outside our circle are willing to share the […]

Personal Journey Entry # 14 After a few weeks in limbo and waiting, things are beginning to happen quickly, but before I get into the details, I want to share a couple […]

Personal Journey Entry # 13 It is Saturday afternoon, and I am feeling down. It’s a combination of discomfort and sadness. I don’t have much of an appetite, and food has no […]

Personal Journey Entry # 12 Shay and I have been enjoying a wonderful and much-needed stay in Maine this week. It is school vacation in New Hampshire, and the bus is parked […]

Personal Journey Entry # 11 Over the years, one of the most prevalent conversations around the water cooler was about vacations, past or future, and the incredible need to shut down and […]

Personal Journey Entry # 10 I have had a long and varied professional life. I have managed dozens of people and owned a convenience store and diner, but nothing has been more […]

Personal Journey Entry # 9 It’s been three weeks since getting the word. Three weeks of balancing a wandering mind and thinking every new pain or throb is a symptom. It has […]

Personal Journey Entry # 8 Good morning, everyone, from beautiful and frigid Maine. We were blessed with another incredible sunrise this morning. It is peaceful to sit with a cup of coffee […]

Personal Journey Entry # 7 It was just 9 a.m., and I finally had my second cup of coffee. It had been such a good day that the coffee tasted extra good […]

Personal Journey Entry # 6 I promise this string of articles will not be hostile or a bashing of the health insurance industry, BUT the system is broken. I thought the five-month […]