Today I would like to dedicate my blog to my Brother-In-Law, Roger Goodwin who is constantly on my mind throughout my medical journey in Boston. Our world lost a really good man on January 19th from aggressive kidney cancer and it's still so surreal to me that he is not here. Roger was a loving
I completed Proton Beam #24 and Chemo #4 today and have 2 weeks left of treatment. The Dr's are very pleased with my progress today but warned the next few weeks will be the roughest. I'm ready so bring it on as I know that time heals all wounds. Barb and I are so blessed
Tough day ahead: Proton Beam #24 and Chemo #4 today! Throughout this journey the word "Inspiration" has come up quite a bit and I wanted to share some thoughts on it's composition. During the session I did at Harvard last week I was asked the question, how does one become more inspirational as a leader?
Proton Beam 23 down & 10 to go (2 more weeks)! Tuesday was an absolutely beautiful day of weather in Boston so after an early morning Proton Beam appointment Barb and I decided to go on a road trip for the day. So we rented a car and drove for 1.5 hours to Kennebunkport, Maine
Proton Beam #22 done and 11 to go! Quote from Max to share with you which resonated with me last night especially as this past Sunday was Earth day and it really is a beautiful world. "Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
21 Proton Beam down and 12 to go! Speaking of Proton Beam, I want to share how the technicians in the room rigorously set up my treatment which lasts about 30 minutes every Mon to Fri. After they snap on the mask (which I'm now used to), they make a bunch of physical settings on
OK- some more humor for you as I completed Proton Beam #20 with 13 to go and ready to start a weekend with family and friends visiting. In December after I had the 12 hour operation for the Parotidectomy, Mastoidectomy, Facial Nerve transplant, Chewing nerve transfer, Thigh muscle facia transplant and the platinum eyelid weight
I know it may sound crazy, but on Thursday evening after my 19th round of Proton Beam radiation, Barb and I travelled over to the Harvard Business School where I spent 75 minutes sharing the leadership lessons of my medical journey to ~50 participants of Harvard's Advanced Management Program (AMP) class 194. The session was
19 Proton Beam down!! Barb and I are SO blessed with so many incredible friends. Today I'd like to share some significant learnings related to the meals with great people this week. Tuna sandwich with Mark Vachon. Mark is one of my talented friends who is helping me take the manuscript of my first book
18 Proton Beam down- 15 to go! I know that a lot of you know I'm a bit of a fanatic about journaling as I've been doing it for the past 20 years. Since this medical journey began in Dec I've been recording the advantages of having only 1/2 a face that works. Here are
