cypressfarms
Well-known member
Good evening all,
Some of you may remember: In 2009 I had throat cancer. I was 39 when I found out. I'm catholic, with a 4 year old son at the time. The thought of leaving him without a dad wasn't a possibility. I made many promises to God; if he only helped me get through it. Well, after several months of treatment, I actually did beat it. It's been 10 years now. Ever since 2009 I've been working on keeping my promises. Dad always said when you give your word.....
One of the promises was that I would help other people with cancer. I've been through it. Sometimes you just want to lay in a fetal position and for everyone to leave you alone; sometimes someone to talk to helps. So now if I hear someone has cancer, I at least introduce myself, if I don't know them, and at least offer help. It's ok if someone doesn't want help or to talk about it. But if they do, I'm there. Every Wednesday I volunteer at Mary Bird Perkins, Baton Rouge's best cancer treatment hospital. Although I'm a manager by trade, when I volunteer I bring coffee and snacks to people awaiting treatment. Occasionally, 4 times to be exact, I've ran across people who had the same type of cancer I did. Radiation for throat cancer leaves your throat red like a sunburn, eventually turning an almost black. It's 7 weeks straight every weekday of radiation. I actually drove home crying one time after volunteering, because I overheard one of the throat cancer patients tell her friend: "You see that young man over there (she meant me); he had the same thing that I do, and if he can beat it, I can too". I had kept my promise to help.
My old buddy Caustic called me a few days backed and asked me to get back on the board. I realized that, in a weird way, I could keep going with helping people through the board. It seems everyone knows someone who has cancer, unfortunately.
So if anyone knows someone going through the cancer battle, please bring my name up to them. I'm no one special; if I can beat it, anyone can. If I can just help one person, it's 100% worth it. You can PM me, I'll give you my cell number. With today's technology, there's no reason why people can't facetime, skype, message or whatever, to talk about it. One of these days we'll hopefully be rid of this dreaded disease. Until then, it's important that we help each other through it.
Thank you!
Some of you may remember: In 2009 I had throat cancer. I was 39 when I found out. I'm catholic, with a 4 year old son at the time. The thought of leaving him without a dad wasn't a possibility. I made many promises to God; if he only helped me get through it. Well, after several months of treatment, I actually did beat it. It's been 10 years now. Ever since 2009 I've been working on keeping my promises. Dad always said when you give your word.....
One of the promises was that I would help other people with cancer. I've been through it. Sometimes you just want to lay in a fetal position and for everyone to leave you alone; sometimes someone to talk to helps. So now if I hear someone has cancer, I at least introduce myself, if I don't know them, and at least offer help. It's ok if someone doesn't want help or to talk about it. But if they do, I'm there. Every Wednesday I volunteer at Mary Bird Perkins, Baton Rouge's best cancer treatment hospital. Although I'm a manager by trade, when I volunteer I bring coffee and snacks to people awaiting treatment. Occasionally, 4 times to be exact, I've ran across people who had the same type of cancer I did. Radiation for throat cancer leaves your throat red like a sunburn, eventually turning an almost black. It's 7 weeks straight every weekday of radiation. I actually drove home crying one time after volunteering, because I overheard one of the throat cancer patients tell her friend: "You see that young man over there (she meant me); he had the same thing that I do, and if he can beat it, I can too". I had kept my promise to help.
My old buddy Caustic called me a few days backed and asked me to get back on the board. I realized that, in a weird way, I could keep going with helping people through the board. It seems everyone knows someone who has cancer, unfortunately.
So if anyone knows someone going through the cancer battle, please bring my name up to them. I'm no one special; if I can beat it, anyone can. If I can just help one person, it's 100% worth it. You can PM me, I'll give you my cell number. With today's technology, there's no reason why people can't facetime, skype, message or whatever, to talk about it. One of these days we'll hopefully be rid of this dreaded disease. Until then, it's important that we help each other through it.
Thank you!
