Saturday, July 17, 2010

Post World Cup


Wow. Where do I begin? The last couple of months have been simply amazing and sad.

Let me start with the sad part. I (we) have lost 2 friends recently to cancer. Rest in peace Doreen and Tom. Doreen, who lived in London, England fought a valiant battle but eventually succumbed to this awful disease. She was also involved with Dr. Sidransky and the mice research but unfortunately, was too weak to be able to benefit from the research findings. Tom, who lived in Louisville, Kentucky had a relatively brief battle with lung cancer. He was a fellow co-worker at UPS.

I am also in touch with many other individuals who are dealing with different cancers. I wish them all strength and good health. Keep up the good fight and remember we are all "living" with cancer and not "dying" from it.

I thought that my recent trip to Zim and seeing the goings on with ZimKids would be hard to top. Well, I was wrong. Sort of. As special as the ZimKids encounter was, the World Cup trip was equally as special but for very different reasons.

It was like an objective for me to be fine and well and to go to the World Cup 2010. The objective was realized and we (Robyn and I) had the most incredible time. There are so many people to thank starting with my family, friends and medical professionals. You know who you are! My South African friends were unbelievable going above and beyond to make us feel at home and to help make this event truly magical. The pictures speak volumes. All that is left to say is:

Thank you and see you all in Brazil in 2014.

Carpe Diem.