Greetings to so many of my caring friends! Recently I have joined the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance as an Ambassador with two initial responsibilities: mentoring those with head and neck cancer who have requested support and raising donations to help those patients and their caregivers in need. In August I watched a 2-hour webinar
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
So here is what happened... So after a 40 year friendship we decided to spend a week together to celebrate life with our incredible spouses (Diane & Barb) in August of 2019 in Taos, New Mexico with an elevated sense of importance as we both underwent significant surgeries this year to correct issues from our
I received it in the mail this week and it made me realize what one can accomplish when in the midst of wicked adversity. It was quite emotional to see the finished product and it took close to 20 revisions with lots of great insights from talented friends to complete it. The book is called
When I fill up at a Philips 66 gas station the number 66 always reminds me of how many radiation treatments I've had over the past 3 years: 33 Photon Radiation treatments at Froedtert in WI and 33 Proton Beam at MGH in MA. Radiation is a great thing and I'm truly grateful for it
Throughout my medical journey the one thing that never stopped expanding was my thinking about how to help others fulfill their ambitions. In addition to my fist book coming out called FOUR LOOP LEARNING, I also created the 4th revision Leadership Reflection Journal and a kit that contains a 70 page instruction guidebook on how
I've always thought that an elegant way to describe what you are doing and how you are doing it can be categorized by the 3 H's of Head- how you think, Hand- what you do and Heart- how you inspire others. My last blog stated that I have some good news that I would like
Greetings to the Members of my valuable network! I have some big news to share, but like all the TV shows that break into a commercial just before they announce something big...sorry I'm doing the same thing and will share the big news in my next blog. This gives me a bit more reflective time
It's funny how things seem to aggregate in our lives. Here are some inspirational acronyms I came across in the past week: BIBLE- Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth FAITH- Forwarding All Issues to Heaven FAMILY- Father And Mother I Love You GRIT- Gumption, Resilience, Integrity & Tenacity HAND- Have A Nice Day HATE- Having Anger
