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2013 Masters
What a great Masters this year! This year was the first year I have ever had the opportunity to go down for a practice round too, which was something I have been eagerly anticipating! Being an avid photographer, it has … Continue reading
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Genium
On Monday I spent the day up at Procare (my prosthetist’s office) serving as a patient model for a new knee they were being certified on, called the Genium. Beyond just helping them get certified, I also had the opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged above knee amputee, amputee, amputee knee, c-leg, Cancer, cancer amputation, cancer amputee, cancer survivor, genium, knee, leg amputee, otto bock, procare, prosthesis, sarcoma, sarcoma amputee, sarcoma blog, surviving cancer, synovial sarcoma, synovial sarcoma amputee
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2 Years as an Amputee
Yesterday marked the 2 year anniversary of my amputation, and the 2 year anniversary of being cancer free! While you might not celebrate the day you lost a limb, the day you successfully eliminated cancer from your body is definitely … Continue reading
Been too long
It’s been entirely too long since I’ve updated my blog and I have a few minutes right now, so I thought I’d stop putting it off! I’m including some shots of my wheelchair basketball team that I got at a … Continue reading
Travel Team
I just wanted to make a quick update about something that I’m pretty excited about. I was informed last Thursday that I made the travel team for wheelchair basketball! Shepherd Center has 2 different teams, one is the championship division, … Continue reading
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Two Years Out
It’s hard to believe that today marks the two year anniversary of the day I was diagnosed with cancer. Driving home tonight I was kind of bowled over emotionally by it… as much as I am ever “bowled over emotionally” … Continue reading
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Life as an amputee
I wear a prosthesis every day. I don’t think of it as weird. It is just my life now. Honestly I don’t feel different or think of myself differently than I did before my amputation. The fact that I wear … Continue reading
Amicalola Falls
This past Saturday I woke up at 5:30am and drove up to Amicalola Falls in Dawsonville, Georgia. Amicalola means “tumbling waters” in the Cherokee language. It is the largest waterfall east of the Mississippi River, at 729 feet. It was … Continue reading
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Photography
I have been an avid amateur photographer ever since I took my first photography class back in 1996. Back then I used an old canon camera my dad had, rolled and developed my own film and spent entirely too much … Continue reading
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Hickory Pig
Today, after going to the prosthetist and having some tweaks made to my prosthesis, I went by a BBQ place called the Hickory Pig for lunch. The Hickory Pig is in Gainesville, GA and is an incredible place. It is … Continue reading
Wheelchair Basketball Begins!
Tonight was my first wheelchair basketball practice. It was mainly administrative, but after we were done with the boring stuff I took part in a 5v5 game. I was the only new guy out there (I think the next newest … Continue reading
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The reason I started this blog
Today I received an incredibly nice note from a lady that is on a synovial sarcoma forum I have been on since I was diagnosed with cancer back in 2010. I have my blog linked there. The reason I started … Continue reading
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Wrightsville
Just a quick update because this was so cool. Today after fishing, we ended up stumbling into a pod of dolphins at the Masonboro inlet here at Wrightsville Beach, NC. We followed them around the inlet for about an hour. … Continue reading
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Google Doodle Hurdles
This Google Doodle Hurdles game has been a huge hit on the internet today and has been entirely too addicting to me! My best time is 10.0 (as you can see in the screen shot), but a girl I work … Continue reading
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The Olympics
I love the Olympics. You spend 2 weeks watching all of the sports that you would normally never watch and cheer your country on to victory. It is such a cool global event and always brings out the best in … Continue reading
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Blind Leading the Blind
The other day I was stopped at a stop light. As I sat in my car I watched a blind man walk across the street in front of me. He was by himself and using a cane to guide his … Continue reading
Faith in the Face of Adversity
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what a difference faith can make in how you deal with difficult circumstances. I think the reason it makes such a difference is because it fundamentally alters your outlook and makes it about … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, Cancer, Christian, faith Christianity, god, help, prayer, sickness, spiritual
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Wheelchair Basketball
This morning I got up early before work and went down to the Shepherd Center and met with the sports director about their various programs. We discussed a number of things, but the main thing we talked about was wheelchair … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, leg amputee, prayer, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Back in the saddle again
Yesterday a 3 hour prosthetist appointment turned into an all day event and I ended up leaving with a test socket that wasn’t hurting me and high hopes that this is finally going to work! I wore my leg to … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, leg amputee, prayer, prosthetic leg, prosthetist, sarcoma, sickness, socket fitting, survivor, synovial sarcoma
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Mediports and Banana Pudding
What do mediports and banana pudding have in common? They are the top two search engine queries that drive traffic to my blog! I can understand the mediport being one of the top searches. And actually, if you go on … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, banana pudding, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, leg amputee, mediport, prayer, prosthesis, prosthetist, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma
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