Wow. I blinked and my life fast-forwarded for over a year. And what a year it has been. I'm not sure where to even start. In Feb. of 2005, my twin brother was diagnosed with Leukemia. He fought it relentlessly without many breaks for 8 months. In October of the same year he passed away. I'm sure I will come back to this from time to time, but wanted to tell why I haven't been around lately.

In Sept. of 2006, I was diagnosed with my own cancer. Did 6 weeks of continuous chemotherapy and radiation. That took me to about Thanksgiving. Then in Jan. 2007, I had surgery removing about 16 inches of my intestines. I spent 12 days in the hospital. I'll come back to this from time to time as well.

I was given about a month and a half to recover, and then they drilled me with more chemotherapy. This time 12 cycles. I did it every other week, for three days at a time. I finally, finished this up a few weeks ago, and go for more tests in 9 days, to see where we now stand.

Wow. Those three short paragraphs summarize my life over the last year. I can't put into words how not fun the last two years of my life have been. I experienced my brother's death, his girlfriend passing away, and my own cancer. I get tired of hearing everyone bitch and moan about how tough they have it. I am grateful for so much in my life. Did we as humans forget how great it is to take in a sunset, or walk barefoot in the grass. What happened to the simple moments in life that should make us smile? Get off your cell phone for a minute and breathe the air.

I will touch on all of these things in greater detail in the future, but for now...
Smile, today could be your last.