I keep on being asked why Barb and I keep on coming back to Boston and it's important to tell you why via a story with 10 important real life attributes. And the medical student asked the professor, what are the attributes of a great Dr.? The professor thought about it for a while and
One of the most enjoyable aspects of journaling is when I find a collection of ideas and thoughts that form a convergence on a particular topic. For example I've been thinking about the impact that we make as we live our lives as we do our best to fulfill our ambitions. There are 3 contributions
As we start the new year the goal was to be problem free of all medical challenges and enjoy a year of good heath and healing- but unfortunately that's not the case. Due to the extensive radiation over the past two years I still have an open wound behind my ear that continues to be
First blog in 2020... There is a Japanese proverb that says, "Fall Seven Times and Stand Up at Eight." I like this quote because it reminds me of the eight surgeries I had in the past 24 months in Boston and after each one I had to stand up to get home and get on
My wife Barb asked me that as the year 2020 approaches what have I learned about myself over the last decade of journaling. I have been deeply reflecting on this for the past week or so and keep realizing that she really asked me a profoundly gigantic question that needed some research as there was
As the year winds down I took the opportunity to review and reflect upon the journals I completed in 2019 and want to share my findings with you as I uncovered a trend of 4 things with 8 in each category- thus the quadruple 8's: Barb and I are hosting Christmas at our home with
This week marks the 2 year anniversary of the 1st major operation that removed a rare head & neck cancer at Mass Eye & Ear in Boston. It's amazing that I have endured a total of 8 separate surgeries in 24 months with the last being on Nov 18th to transplant a piece of gricillis
We pulled this off during the past 20 months of 7 surgeries, 33 proton beam radiation treatments with chemo in Boston and 2 months of IV antibiotics in WI. Right now, I’m cancer free and have 1 more surgery in Nov to reanimate my face and I am enjoying life despite some of the challenging
It's been a while since I've posted- but for a really good reason as Barb and I were vacationing in Italy for a few weeks with some incredible friends and we got lost in time! We had the opportunity to see Michelangelo's David in Florence for a 3rd time and honestly it hit me really
There are 168 hours in a week and last week was just incredible on how both sides of the pendulum of life can swing back & forth. From a medical perspective, it's now confirmed via a hearing test last week that the hearing in my right ear has a profound loss from the radiation. My
