Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Update! May 2015

No news is good news, in the cancer world....and there is no medical news to report.

May is Brain Cancer Awareness month...


and besides a few posts/shares on social media, I have not done much this year to spread awareness.  Spreading awareness is something that everyone touched by brain cancer should make time to do.  This year, the month was over before I knew it.  I have to admit, between being busy at work and being swamped at home, I have not had much time to myself.

On a brighter note...the pool is open...and my son loving it.


I am sun burnt already.

Summer is here.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Jess + The Mess

Found a great Brain Cancer blog through an interesting story.  Jess lost her husband to brain cancer.  Ryan lost his wife to brain cancer.  They both have big families.  They fall in love....what are the odds?

Check out their BLOG!

You can find several stories there, including the interview on the Today Show!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Helping My Friend



I can count on one hand the main people who shaped who I am.  Besides my parents, my dear friend Bill Page was one of them.  I was best friends with his son, Billy, when I first met Bill.  He was intimidating but, at the same time, fascinating.  He showed me so many little things...things that I would adopt and weave into who I am.  My love of good coffee...my love for a good spaghetti diner...how to properly enjoy a movie...D&D and fantasy gaming...my love for the Grateful Dead...how to enjoy a simple trip to the mall...I could go on and on.  Even what I do for a living is because of him, as he exposed me to computers for the first time around 1989 or so.  Eventually I was a computer whiz, even running my own Bulletin Board Service (BBS), which was what social media was BEFORE the internet.

The many stories we shared and good times we had I will carry with me for the rest of my life.

Now, he needs my help.

Living is very expensive if you are healthy...so what do you do when you get sick?

My friend started having heart troubles many years ago.  As his condition deteriorated, so did his ability to work.  By the time of his passing, he didn't have much left.

Please, donate and help me lay my friend to rest.  The link below is to his fundraiser.  Donate if you can!  Share if you are willing!

http://www.gofundme.com/u9bnns?fb_action_ids=1078739745487195&fb_action_types=og.shares

Please help!

Friday, May 1, 2015

May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month

May is Brain Cancer Awareness month!  Please help raise awareness for this terrible disease.  The more people that know, the more that care, the more research is done, and the closer we get to a cure.