STAND UP TO CANCER

Well i did just that ........stood up and spit in it's eye (i know i am jumping the gun a little) but hey if my ct scans show any sign of it in my body ...well we will just have none of that .....i won fair and square....no do overs....you lost ...i won ...enough said.......

had the pure joy of going to see my aunt Connie last night ...97 years old...97...such joy in those eyes when she saw me.......97 years old..wonder what i will be doing at that time.....hopefully still rocking on my guitar....singing songs about love and changing the world......watching my mets blow another big lead.....playing with my dog on a wrap around porch....loved ones all around....97...let see that will be the year 2051...wow.....not to far fetched....imagine that ...2051......has a nice ring to it ..yep that is my new goal in life to live to that year........who's in with me...i tell you what...... party on my porch date feb 20th year 2051 place....my porch......( has to be warm it's the middle of winter).......bring a blanket just in case ( or vodka)

rsvp....asap....no presents.......just you .........

tom

round 5..and in this corner......

ALI

chemo round 5 starts tomorrow....it really feels like a boxing match....chemo in one corner and all of us in the other...now we know who is going to win this round......... team cheffo and friends with a knockout punch in the 5th round.....bruised and battered but still standing never even knocked me off my feet (ok i lied some nights were a little rough) but hey do not let chemo know that ...you can never give in..always keep the gloves up...deflect most of the blow and not take a direct hit was my motto.......i will keep u posted about results and upcoming plans to monitor the journey......I will be on QVC this Wednesday night (oct 15) "shoes on sale" our company (Yaleet..Naot) and many others will donate all the proceeds of sales that evening to breast cancer research ( ladies.....all shoes 1/2 price)...i will be the spokesperson for a brief while talking about cancer research and what it means.........over 1,000,000 people watching ..you know i will get the message out.....hope my bald head does not reflect to much into the camera......i might have that chemo glow because my last teatment is scheduled for that morning ..ironic?....nah just part of the plan.....peace ......tom

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA

when i went to pick up ice cream the other day i was amazed by how many flavors there were...i mean i remember just two choices growing up...Chocolate or Vanilla.....and make no mistake about it you were either a chocolate lover or vanilla lover ....no in between....i myself was a chocolate kinda guy.....now i find myself eating a cherry garcia that has everything but the kitchen sink in it....i do remember the simpler times.....times when it was a or b ...not all the way to z.....times when the most important decisions of the day was how long could i stay outside while playing ball with my buddies....times when a slice and a coke was just that and the slice did not have meat hanging off of it...don't get me wrong i think we live in a fantastic time...overkill galore...it is just that it is fun to think of the early years and see how far we have come.....i do have to admit i am partial these days to a chocolate and vanilla swirl cone and don't tell anyone it was frozen yogurt..................................told to lay low a little BY MY DOCTOR THIS WEEKEND and stay away from people with the sniffles......white counts are pretty low and you need those puppies to fight infection..............good thing got a good supply of rocky road........peace tom
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