Was in a Magazine Called Emerce

I was interviewed for an article on Health 2.0 in Emerce. A Dutch magazine for the interactive peeps and bizznezzz. Read below in Dutch or have fun with the Google translation ( “You go as a patient co-directs perform.”). Revolutie in de zorg: naar een videoconsult 2 januari 2009 – Door Mischa de Bruijn Jaren [...]

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Was Caught on Video the other Week

Watch me talk in Dutch about what Iearned, how the 2.0 tools help me and what keeps me busy. It was taped at the Interactive New Years drink Shindig (with >400 of my best industry friends). I look tired and was tired

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How to do Sports After Chemo

I have been going to the gym since October but stopped because It was just taking too much energy.  At the gym I was doing a light circuit of machines and some cardio, but I needed help and guidance on what and how to do sports after chemo. I gained over 10 kilo’s during my [...]

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I Had a Great Year in 2008: Part 3 (final)

France was great. My uncle’s house is amazing, the food was amazing and the area was amazing. We had the tail end of good weather and during the day we wore shorts. At night it could get cold. We didn’t have a TV but had a fireplace.  And Lori took her best pictures ever. We [...]

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I Had a Great Year in 2008: Part 2

Hearing that you have cancer, that you have a tumor the size of two fists between your lungs is a big blow. A tremendous event which hit me hard. I will never forget that Wednesday  June 4, 2008. That day is an HD movie in my brain. That Wednesday I found out something was wrong,  [...]

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I Had a Great Year in 2008: Part 1

Now that sounds weird, does it not? Let me elaborate and do a year in review. In two parts. This is part 1. The year started with Lori and me coming back from a very good California trip. One of the high points being the last week at Riley’s in Bolinas. Such a great guy [...]

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Good News: Watchful Waiting Starts Today!

We just got back from the oncologist who told us that he wants to start watchful waiting. So for now its over. Next action is a CT scan in 3 months…. IN THREE MONTHS!!! What do I do now? Here is the video I made just after we heard it. We can hardly believe it [...]

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I Had My CT Scan Today

Today I had my CT scan. Last one was three months ago. With this new one they will be able to determine the difference between then and now. Based on that we know how bad its going with Theo. If it is really bad for Theo its really good for me. It means I’ll start [...]

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Biopsy was Inconclusive, Watchfull Waiting Might Begin

The biopsy they took the other week was inconclusive. They only found lung tissue. Originally in this scenario the onc wanted to now do a better biopsy under total anesthesia. But he won’t. We haven’t done a CT scan for 3 months and he thinks it is worth it to wait with the second biopsy to [...]

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Wednesday December 3rd: Biopsy Result Day

Call me dramatic, but tomorrow I might hear if the rest of my life starts again. Ok, it starts every day, yet I am nervous for the meeting tomorrow. My oncologist will tell me what they found in the broncoscopy. As said there are three outcomes: nothing, so watchful waiting will start something, so they [...]

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