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Time with friends

Last night I hung out with a group of friends to watch sports, BBQ, and just have a good time. In all there were 8 of us and it was just such a good time. Some of these friends  just found out about my diagnosis. They were all so supportive …

Published on April 19, 2026
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Treatment: Week 1

I got through my first week of treatment after a couple of false starts. Overall it hasn’t been so bad. Yesterday was the first day I felt really tired. Part of that was likely me starting work about about 6:30 and only taking a …

Published on April 18, 2026
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Third time’s a charm

Today was the day when I was finally able to get my first radiation treatment. It was pretty quick and painless. Very glad to have the process started now. 

Published on April 15, 2026
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Another delay

The machine was down again today. The worst part was that I called about an hour before my appointment and they said it was working. And then they called back about 15 minutes later to say that it wasn’t and that I had been rescheduled for later …

Published on April 14, 2026
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Does one day make a difference?

I sure hope not. My scheduled start for radiation today was delayed due to network issues at the office where it was to start. They did try to reschedule me to later in the afternoon, but it still wasn't working. I guess we'll try again tomorrow?…

Published on April 13, 2026
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A tech article made me think of my Cancer Treatment

A friend of mine Eric is an amazing writer, teacher, and all around great guy. He wrote So OpenAi is Acquiring Astral and this line

I had many gorgeous hi…

Published on April 12, 2026
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Last Game of the Regular Season

Last night the Firebirds had a valiant effort to beat the Ontario Reign, falling 3-2 in Overtime. And, if not for a questionable no goal call by my least favorite Referee of all time, the…

Published on April 12, 2026
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Hockey Season

Since I start treatment on April 13th (which will include chemo meds) my last Firebirds in person game for the 2025-26 Regular season will be on Saturday April 12th. Needless to say, I’m super bummed. There is one Regular Season home game after t…

Published on April 7, 2026
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My diagnosis experience

I have a 'regular' blog that I post to ... mostly about tech related things. I posted about my diagnosis over there. You can read it here

Published on April 6, 2026
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MRI Completed

My MRI is completed. These results will tell us the stage and some other thing that I can’t remember. 

The MRI took a long time .. almost 45 minutes I think. I think they might need to find a new DJ though. The song they played was jus…

Published on April 2, 2026
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