Day One August 14, 2012

Last Tuesday, Aug 7, had scan at Space Coast Cancer Center. Results received today. Dr. Levine, a personal friend, was very disturbed but as kind as always. Called Sandy, went back to work. She told the kids, I called my sister and step mom, told some co workers.

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Dear Family, Friends, and Co-workers:

Back in 2005,6&7 I fought a battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. After pursuing every possible treatment option, including a bone marrow transplant, I have been cancer free since. Unfortunately, today I received the news that it's back. So, we start down that road again. This type of cancer causes no discomfort, and mentally I'm ready for another tough fight, so

really, it's more of an emotional drain on everyone. When treatments start, it's just like before. Any day you wake up with hair is a good one!

Last time, I put my learnings and experiences down in a small book, which has been distributed and used by literally hundreds of people. Today I remembered my own advice for Day One. Free downloads of Taking Vienna are on my Lulu storefront, along with two of my other publications. Not sure yet how I'll chronicle this one, but please know that my faith in God only gets stronger each day and with each trial. If you want to help, please pray for me and my family, work with your friends and family that are victims, and support the Space Coast Cancer Foundation and the Lymphoma Research Foundation. When the time comes that we need personal assistance in household or family matters, don't worry, we'll ask.

Yours in future baldness

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And, because God is the conductor on the clue bus, while I require a billboard and/or baseball bat whack, here's a full double rainbow. They don't photograph well (and shouldn't!) but there it was. I rank rainbows just ever so slightly above caramel sundaes as my favorite proofs that He loves us.

Sandy called me while on her way to walk with a friend. Full double rainbow. I called Morgan and Holden out onto the driveway to share with me. God’s promise indeed. Every since the day my father died, and we had a stunning rainbow, it’s been my personal sign of His love. So, tonite, guess what?  Coincidence, I guess.