
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

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