Dave Getting Stronger: Taking Off

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Taking Off

I feel like the sun's rising and my tired old plane's getting pulled out of the hangar. On Monday, when I return to work, I'll turn onto the tarmac and slowly taxi toward the runway. I expect the runway may take a while, but I can already see the flight. The tired old plane is fresh and quick and the flight looks good.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Great seeing you last night and today ... you look as ready for take-off as ever! So glad you can see the "beginning" is near ...

XO
CMF; December 9, 2007 at 10:13 PM
Andy Stewart said...: I am excited to see your wings approach the runway. Don't be afraid to buzz the tower!

All the best,
Andy; December 10, 2007 at 11:41 PM

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I was diagnosed with "Stage III Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma NOS" in August 2007, at 34 years old, with an amazing wife, two kids, loving dog, and generally feeling (as I continue to so feel), as blessed as anyone on this earth.

Stage III means the cancer is in more than one place (my abdomen and clavical), but not in my bone marrow. T-Cell Lymphoma is standard cancer of the lymph node system. N.O.S. means "not otherwise specified", or not one of the standard forms of T-Cell cancer, but somewhat understood nonetheless.

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Sunday, December 9, 2007

Taking Off

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