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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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Exuma
Ashley and I just got back from a 10 day trip down to Exuma, an island where my cousins live in the Bahamas, and man did we have a great time! Exuma is one of the last undeveloped islands in … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, beach, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, caribbean, chemo, Christian, christianity, exuma, faith, god, grouper, leg amputee, paradise, prayer, sarcoma, sea turtles, sickness, spear fishing, survivor, synovial sarcoma, tuna fishing, tuna sushi, vacation
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10 Tips for Surviving Cancer Treatment
Being diagnosed with cancer can turn your world upside down. Most questions about cancer treatment are answered in sterile, clinical reports. Hopefully this post will help anyone starting cancer treatment to organize their thoughts and prepare for a successful response. … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, ativan, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer blog, cancer nurse, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, leg amputee, mediport, nausea pills, nyu cancer center, prayer, radiation, reglan, sarcoma, sickness, surviving cancer, surviving sarcoma, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball, zofran
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Back in the saddle — soon
As awesome as it is to be exclusively on crutches every day (not that awesome) I am ready to get back in my prosthesis. My leg still hurts a bit, but I feel like it is at a point that … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, leg amputee, prayer, prosthesis, prosthesis socket, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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The Masters
Despite my initial reluctance to rent the scooter for getting around Augusta National, it ended up being great! I actually forgot the keys on Thursday and had to use my crutches, so we stayed up around the entrance by number … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, augusta, augusta national, basketball, bubba watson, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, golf, golf major, golf tournament amputee, leg amputee, masters, mobility scooter, prayer, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Personal Perception
Personal perception is a funny thing. We all take a certain amount of pride in our appearance and anything that affects that can really throw people off. I was stopped by someone a couple of months ago when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, augusta national, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, leg amputee, masters, masters golf tournament, masters tournament, mobility scooter, personal perception, prayer, pride, sarcoma, scooter, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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One year later
Today is the one year anniversary of my amputation, but more importantly, it is the one year anniversary of being cancer free! This past year has gone by incredibly fast. It seems like so long ago when I was going … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, amputee golfer, basketball, bone spur neuroma, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, golf, leg amputee, leg amputee surgery, prayer, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, walking dead amputee, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Final Words
“jarret wade says: Sounds good man, we’ve been pretty mild as far as the temps go up here. We wont see snow (if we see any) until late Jan/Feb. Glad you’re out and about bro. JW” This is the last … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer death, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, faith, god, jarret wade, leg amputee, prayer, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Hopalong
As I logged in to update my blog just now, I saw that this is my 101st post. So much has happened since this blog started, it is hard to believe it was just barely over a year ago. This … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, amputee horseback riding, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, dallas, faith, god, horses, leg amputee, prayer, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, texas, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Courage
Earlier this week my aunt told me that a friend of hers is a teacher and would like me to come speak to her students about courage. Surprised by the request, I told her that I wouldn’t know what to … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, amputation, amputee, amputee speaker, basketball, calf cancer, Cancer, cancer courage, cancer speech, cancer survivor, chemo, Christian, christianity, courage, faith, faith during cancer, faith in god, god, hope lodge, leg amputee, prayer, sarcoma, sickness, survivor, synovial sarcoma, wheelchair, wheelchair basketball
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Thursday Night Football Begins!
I’m not sure if alcohol is allowed in the cancer ward, but i’ve been telling everyone to pick up some beers for themselves, so we’ll see how it goes. Continue reading
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Tagged biopsy, Cancer, cancer cells, Christian, christian cancer blog, football, malignancy, malignant, radiation, sarcoma, sarcoma blog, sarcoma cancer, sarcoma photos, soft tissue, synovial sarcoma
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