Next Friday, June 27th will mark 6 months since my diagnosis with a Brain Tumor. With a little help from the best surgeon in the world, along with the support of my family, and my awesome support group led by my friend Marky P, and my wife, Kim who helped prop it all up, I am still here! Alive and Kicking and feeling better than ever.
I don't believe in looking backward except to celebrate, so this little trip back over the last six months is my way of celebrating each of you who in your own way helped me become what I am today... A CANCER SURVIVOR...
When I think back, I still smile and get a little emotional thinking about...
1. Opening my eyes after 12 hours of surgery to my wife's smile.
2. Lyle bringing Jimmy Johns to the crowd waiting during my surgery...
3. the "Livestrong" bracelets that Kev & Deb left for me while I was sleeping
4. The books that were sent to me by my dear friends... Gene, Beth, and Jeff - that helped build the fight in me.
5. Lyle calling Swan...enough said.
6. The drives to Madison with Swan, Lyle, Mom, and the snowy ones with Kim....ie SNOW DAYS!
7. Using this Blog to say what I have wanted to say for years to my Dad and explain to him that what he has done for me means so much to me and how much I love him.
8. Becoming closer to my Mom than I have ever been, and the Laughter that we shared that has helped me heal. :)
9. Watching Jeff keep our business up and running during my downtime...
10. Seeing my friend create one of the most special nights I have ever had (See "a night to remember, and night I will never forget) Gene put it best...Mark P you are an angel sent from heaven to us all! I think of the vision of walking in the room at Cliffbreakers and seeing 50 people from throughout my life there to wish me well...every day!!!
11. The wonderful techs at UW Madison who managed my Radiation Schedule
12. Getting the opportunity to see how I have touched people throughout my professional life through their own words. I am still so moved by MJ Wilcox and his words that I review them often.
12. To my AMAZING Surgeon - Dr. Crute who saved my life and who I can't wait to see on Wed to show her the great results of my 2nd post radiation MRI!!!
There are many more things that I could celebrate...for more detail...read back in this documentary of my journey...I am doing all that I can to ensure I leave nothing unsaid.
Thank you once again to everyone...continue to SHARE HOPE! It works!
Peace Out!
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3 comments:
YES!!!!!
My dear friend Steve,
It is we who have been lifted up by you. God Bless you and everyone who has helped us all to reach this milestone, and the many, many milestone's that we have yet to reach.
I love you, my brother!
Marky P.
Congratulations Steve!!!!! This is another milestone that is a symbol of what faith, hope,and LOVE can DO!!!!We all love you so very much and never underestimate the power of that. You know Mark, as our fearless leader, we each have enough of everything to be living like twins, remember his famous, "if I were any better, I'd be twins"-Thank you Steve for sharing your passion, once again, with us and your faith, hope, and love. Peace and love to you, Kim--you are loved :)
Steve, your obvious passion for life and your compelling story is a great inspiration to everyone you touch, and the best is yet to come, because you are a survivor! It was really great to see you again in Rockford. Rock on!!! Your old Caterpillar friend, Fred
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