Why?

I decided to start this blog because I am a great admirer of communication and a writer at heart. I find myself with so much to say.... and a lot of it is worthwhile. In this day and age... that is rare. As much of a cliche as it is... I am a true student of life. I have endured more than most people I know and I still find ways to be happy and stay fascinated with life and the unknown.

I am also creating this blog out of a personal need to just leave my footprints... I am a cancer survivor... and one of the precious few with the kind of cancer I had! In February of this year I was diagnosed with in-operable, terminal, extensive lung cancer. I had a 9 cm mass in my right lung that had attached itself to my trachea. It looked like a jellyfish with tentacles wrapping around everything it could get to. The prognosis was fatal. The doctors only shook their heads and offered treatment to possibly extend my life a few months but the fact was, I would probably only have about 4 months to live.

Today is November 19th, 2008... and here I am, what is it? 9 MONTHS LATER? And CANCER FREE! I'm bald, I'm sick a lot... but I know it is all temporary... I know... from personal experience in all aspects of my life, that no matter how bad things are at any given moment, there is an amazing, exhilarating, life changing event, waiting right around the corner!

So, here I am. No special treatments, no experimental stuff... just a firm belief in me... and my creator! Our creator had a plan for us alright, and that plan was for us to participate in our own destiny. I believe nothing is written in stone or space... it is being created with every thought and every action. Believe in yourself and your dreams and everything is possible.