I would like to pay my respects to Erik. He fought the good fight until it wasn’t fair anymore. He is strong, brave and all should be proud. I am.
He is now in a place where you don’t hurt, you don’t lose your hair, you don’t constantly hear bad news; a place where your loved ones don’t see you hurt each and every day. There is no pain, there is no disease.
Onward…now more than ever.
sds
We are proud to announce to the world that we have added TWO more to the family of Symons. On Friday afternoon Steve and I adopted two kittens by the name of Bowie and Drax. They lived together in a foster home with FM Adopt-a-pet.
Of course we already have our old man, Persnickety. He’s a 10-year-old orange tabby and the nicest and most loving cat Steve has ever had (Steve’s had quite a few cats in his day).
Full names Sir Thaxter Drax Tewksbury, esq. and David Bowie Stargazer (and the original, Sir William Milton Chatsworth Persnickety, esq.).
Here’s a quick video of our new guys:
Here are some photos:
Congratulations Jeff!
Last night at the Fargo Force hockey game, the Make-A-Wish foundation SURPRISED Jeff (Nelson) with his wish – his first car completely remade. He knew his car was being redone, but he was told it wouldn’t be done until the end of the school year. But they drove it out onto the ice, shiny and new…
The best part of the night (besides the surprise, the look on his face, and seeing his parents hugging each other as he sat down in his new ride) was when the lady from Make-A-Wish said his wish was to get his 1989 Nissan 300 ZX “Pimped”. Some people just shouldn’t say the word ‘Pimped’…
Here is the article on MSNBC: Make-A-Wish surprises local teen
Here is the video from KVLY: Jeff\’s Make-A-Wish comes True! (This only links to the most recent story – I couldn’t find his video anywhere in their archives.)
Jeff is almost done with chemo and working hard on walking with his kick-ass new leg. What a great night for everyone! It’s awesome, Jeff.
onward!
SDS
Good luck today, Spencer. Cut that stuff out of your body so you can go about living your life and get done with this whole mess. There are girls to date, walking to do, tests to be taken and games to be played! As I say, another checkbox completed on the road to recovery.
onward!
SDS
Cancer is a diagnosis feared by many, its treatment understood by few.
The Art of the Possible invites audiences into the worlds of five families living with cancer, its treatment, and what remains in the aftermath. At once humorous and haunting, producers Hayward and Harter present a narrative portrayal of families trying to create “a new normal” in the midst of cancer, and the care providers that serve them. The Art of the Possible offers the public and medical community-at-large a glimpse of cancer care that couples conventional therapies with humanizing communication practices.
Art of the Possible Demo from Casey Hayward on Vimeo.
Steve and I are following several cases of osteo right now.
Fortunately, Steve has been able to get to know the patients and families of some of these cases and offer some support and sympathy. More than that – he can offer insight that no doctor or minister can; he’s been there and come back.
Our strength is wavering as we continue to hear bad and worse news about these cases. Inoperable. Tumors. Metastasis.
I think we are realizing that we truly were lucky.
I wish for all the families we’ve been following to have strength.
This is part 2 of 2 of the C-leg promotional video, from Otto Bock.
This is part 1 of 2 of an informational Otto Bock video. See how versatile the C-leg is!
Hi all-
There hasn’t been much in the way of updates for me lately. We moved from our old work building onto the Microsoft Campus last week, and the new digs are pretty nice. Lib and I also visited a decommissioned nuclear facility in Cooperstown, ND. We went down into the lower chambers where the Missleers would have been under pressure to insert the keys and launch the nukes. Really interesting stuff–I recommend visiting the site, it’s called ‘Oscar Zero’.
We’ll start doing updates with photos soon, as we’re getting that feature added to the site. Weird how summertime and real life get in the way of sitting at a computer ALL day. I’ll get some great photos of my leg if anyone is interested. I haven’t had any issues with my leg to report, haven’t even been to the doctor lately. Pretty boring life, or should I say pretty normal life. It’s about time.
Please visit Erik’s page – support, thoughts, hopes, etc are needed for him. Lib and I are thinking about you!
onward! SDSI’ve added some MORE important people to the Media section of the site – www.gosteve.org/main/media – We’ll keep adding VIP’s to this section, as they are fighting the good fight and deserve recognition.
As always, check back for more new stuff. Steve and I took an adventure on some treacherous waters this weekend, so hopefully I’ll get the photo gallery going sooner than later!
Onward!
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