Welcome, Dan.
I’m a survivor….
In March of 2001, I thought my world was coming to
an end. I was diagnosed with lung cancer. I had hurt my neck at work and had to
get an x-ray. It just so happened part of my right lung was in this x-ray. There
was a spot the size of a quarter on my right lung.
I smoked for almost 30 years. The thought of not
being here for my family was the hardest part. When my son hugged me and said, “Dad,
I don’t want you to die.” I was so scared I didn’t know what to do. After
several tests it was determined that the type of lung cancer I had was a large
cell cancer that is not as aggressive as small cell. It was caught in the earliest
stage and it cost me half of my right lung.
I believe that God was looking after me when I hurt
my neck. You take life for granted when everything is okay, but when faced with
death you realize how important life and time here on earth can be.
I try to live life now to the fullest and try to
enjoy everything I do. Sometimes, it’s hard not to be mad but mad to me is wasted
time.
I am in great health now. I don’t smoke. I still
drink beer on weekends. Shed about 30 pounds. But the most important thing is
that it’s 2013 . . . I am still here with my family and was able to write this
note. I never had to have chemo or anything.
I was truly blessed with learning how precious life
can really be even though it cost me half a lung.
So the next time you look in the mirror—make sure
that the person who is looking back at you is who you truly want to be for the
rest of your life!
And please . . . don’t smoke. It was cool in 1975
but deadly in 2001.
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Dan loves to write stories and poems. Expressing himself in the written
word. He loves taking pictures. God helps him see who he needs to be.
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