sign off to friends lost to cancer
This week, myself and a large group of others, said goodbye to an old friend.His Cancer was not unknown to me. I have lost other friends in the last 10 years with the exact same type – most notably was an old family friend, 1 week before we lost Chris. Not my friend, but connected to Chris by the same Cancer – Gord Downie (many Canadians probably have heard that name).
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When I started blogging, I asked a couple other bloggers some questions. One of the answers I received, was that I needed to commit to complete 100 posts, before really saying that I knew where I wanted to go as a blogger.
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In our adult life, Cancer has touched us at likely every corner.
Through memories, and stories, we honour them.
Another friend has forced Cancer to accept a tie.
Please learn about a young father, teacher, coach, and my friend.
The Erin Doyle Memorial Poker Run in Legal, AB, for the Kids with Cancer Society.
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I was listening to a podcast from a fellow Cancer patient recently, and he was recounting a story that he heard on another podcast from comedian Norm Macdonald. When a person dies of Cancer, it doesn’t really really count as losing the battle, as technically, the Cancer that is withing his body, dies to. So, this counts as a tie. Well, my old friend Barry forced Cancer to settle for a tie recently. After 17 years of living with Cancer, it returned with a vengance this year. He was 76. I first met Barry in 1981, when they moved from the big city to the sprawling lands of the Lower… Read More
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I was looking at a number of items that I haven’t completed… I have 4 blog posts in draft format, dating back to mid June. I have hours of video, mostly unedited, quite a bit not yet viewed, and still a full memory card in the camera – not downloaded. I was feeling sorry for myself when the email came in. A very good friend and mentor had passed after a brief, but vigorous, battle with cancer. I reflected upon the past, and poured a rum and coke in his honour. After my diagnosis and move to Edmonton last year, Brian was one of the few people from my past… Read More
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