Hello my name is Larry, I'm a 3 year cancer survivor, and now I've been blessed with the opportunity to be a cancer caregiver to the one I Iove. Yes "blessed" maybe, just maybe, my cancer journey 3 years ago (2009) was to prepare me for Debbie's cancer journey today, as I write on this day May 27, 2012, day 2 after a 7 hour surgery. Day 2 is a celebration of life, day 3 and all the days that await us are celebrations, and it's our purpose to enjoy our gift of life with those we love, work with, know, network with, no matter the relationship, I see it as our duty to inspire and encourage others.
As The Cancer-Fighting Specialist my mission is to offer hope and encouragement to everyone I meet, now it's everyone we (Debbie & I) meet. Debbie being my marketing director and a darn good one at that, helps me get my message of hope and encouragement through my presentations and our book. As we move forward she will have a story of hope and encouragement through her recovery and victory over her cancer and together we will celebrate life offeing inspiration and encouragement to others. My message today is "Let's Celebrate Life" every day, no matter how bad the weather is, what side of the bed you woke up on, what the doctor say's, who likes you or dislikes you, today I give you permission to celebrate your life daily.
June 8 I will sahre this message at a (American Cancer Society) ACS Relay for Life Keynote in Tomah WI. My Debbie will not be able to be there with me helping me share and get our book in the hands of other people, but her heart will be with me, we almost become like one, I will have a picture of her first walk (small steps to victory) with me to share. Please take a minute and tell yourself today that you're going to "Celebrate Life" every day moving forward, your choice, your life, make the best of it, so you can become more for a blessing to others.
We all have small steps to take along our journey in life, it's always best when you can take them when you know you're helping someone else discover their own powerful potential to live, and keep moving forward!
Sincerely,
The Cancer-Fighting Specialist and his Marketing Director, Cancer Survivor Debbie.
We are debt free except for our home which we are due to close on this month. We have been debt free for 10 years. My hubby & I are both self empyloed & when our home caught fire & burned 2 years ago, we lost our only way of making a living (we both worked from home). We were homeless & income-less for 5 months. Had we had any payments to make outside of our groceries, etc. we could not have made it. It's worth it, guys. It's a pain to cut things back & not get the stuff you want when you want it. I make our laundry detergent from scratch, we use coupons (massive amounts of coupons), we combine trips to town to save gas, we barter services (I am a photographer & often barter for haircuts & even dentist work.) If you focus on away to make it happen, you'll find a way. If you say Woe is me, I'll never be able to get out of debt. then you won't. Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're usually right.
Posted by: Sharena | 08/21/2012 at 09:25 PM
This is a constant stgulrge in my life. My husband and I have been actively working on becoming debt free for about 6 months now. We took care of a huge IRS problem and paid off a small loan. We don't own our house and we share a car, he works from home so we can write some of our rent off. While being debt free is important to us. I am almost more interested in saving boatloads of money!! I have read all of the blogs regarding being debt free, and I haven't seen anyone say we paid off our debt and now have 100k in the bank. Could you please give me advice on the saving side of this?? I have never been a good saver and would like to hear from you who are:) Thanks!!
Posted by: Fernando | 08/22/2012 at 09:47 AM
jon- first of all take some deep breaths. Sounds like you are coemeltply OVERWHELMED and frightened. The very first thing you need to do is try and relax. You're not dead and you're not dying! You have lots of life left. Try to get it into your mind this is not the END of anything, but the beginning. You are going back to school and you have a lot to learn. You are already doing well by getting a second opinion. See, you can do something. You are not helpless. You also posted on this site. Your numbers are incomplete, whats your PSA? What lead to you getting a biopsy? This didn't happen to you overnight, so TAKE some time to decide and LEARN what YOU want to do about it. It is only natural that you take some time to learn about as many options as possible. When you get confused and angry ( and you will ) step back, take a breath and try to take just ONE more step. Not 2 or 4, but just one more step. The fact that there isn't just one treatment for PC makes for a bumpy ride. On the other hand it also helps put you into CONTROL. You need to become your best friend and advocate. Your partner can also be of great help. Building yourself a good support group is invaluable. Different people can help you in different ways. Don't worry if you stumble and fall, we all do. Just get up and back on your path. Hope some of this is of use to you be kind, gentle and demanding kapm
Posted by: Peg | 11/04/2012 at 10:32 AM