I started this blog in winter of 2013. I wanted to express my thoughts and adventures throughout my life. It was suggested by friends and inspired by a guy with stage 4 colon cancer who also writes a blog on his life.

This is for friends and loved ones who wish to share in my story. To help understand what we go are going through and to allow a channel of positive energy towards us. We have received so much love and support from everyone, it is amazingly overwhelming.

It is also for other people living with cancer to know they are not alone. I found a sense of comfort in reading a blog by a someone in a similar situation as myself. It helped me to understand that life can move on with cancer and each day is precious.

It is for my parents and my sister, who next to my wife and daughter see my trials both up and down. Their love is always unconditional and I am so lucky to have them with me.

It is for my wife. I am one of the lucky ones to have met my soul mate. She is our rock. My rock. She lives and breathes my struggles with me. I am lost in being on the other side of this. I do not know what it is like to watch someone face cancer. And I hope I never do. I love you wife.

And finally, it is for my daughter. She is not yet old enough to understand my health situation or what kind of a person I am in life. She knows dad is sick and that I have to go through medication times, but really your reality at that age is only the next fun thing to do. 🙂 Our one focus is our rock therapy. She has special rocks that we rub on my stomach and chant “die cancer die”. All times with her now are just that much more special. Ultimately, I don’t know what my future holds. Should it be cut short, I want my daughter to know her dad beyond photos and with some personal writing. I think back at her age and sadly I don’t remember much.

This is for you Audrey. Dad loves you very much.