Boy the way Glen Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us we had it made,
Those were the days.
And you knew who you were then,
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.
Didn't need no welfare state,
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great.
Those were the days.
What’s up Kids. It has been a month since my last update.
Things have been going pretty great if I may say so myself. I have been very
busy with work and music. Work has kept me moving and making me feel like I am
back to normal. Whatever that normal is. Let's call it my new normal. I can
live with that. I have obviously figured out that things will never be the same
as they were before cancer. Your body changes, your mind changes. It all
changes. It is all in how you let it change you. You can change for the worst
or for the better.
I decided to accept the changes and just roll with them. The
main theme is that I continue to get better. The more time goes by the better
my chances are that this stays away. As I have said before in many other posts,
you can't keep worrying about it and dwell on it every day. Does it haunt me on
and off? Sure it does. I wouldn't be human if it didn't. It tends to flair up
my anxiety every now and then. But even the anxiety has been a lot less than it
has been in the past.
I was struggling with the last fifteen lbs that just will
not come off. I was getting angry and when I get angry and frustrated I lose
focus on what my goals are. That is the last thing I need to do. At this point
I have realized that my body has changed and it may just take longer to lose
the last fifteen lbs. So what if it does. I rather be alive to even have that
issue to begin with. My workouts have been great as long as the anxiety stays
out of my way. I have heard it said before by someone I forget who. "If I
could just cut off your head and take your body to the gym, the results would
be amazing" Some days I feel I should leave my head at home and just hit
the weights.
In the music department things are going amazing! The band
is almost ready to hit the stage late this summer early fall. We have started
working on some great new music. Can't wait to get out there and play again. I
have been jammin with the church band the last several months and that has been
a huge blast! Just hanging out with a bunch of different talented musicians
every week has been a lot of fun.
This past year has gone by quickly. Watching my kids go
through this ordeal with me has been eye opening. I am very proud of them. My
son just finished off his first year of college and is going to Boston this
summer to play in a huge hockey tournament. He was one of only two players
asked by the school's D1 coach to join the team. My Daughter has been working
with me writing some songs and singing like crazy. If you have been following
our progress we even have a band name and everything! Both of them talented in their own ways. At
the end of the day isn't that why I started fighting to begin with?
I have this second chance now to be there for them and watch
them grow. Our time on this earth is limited. We should use it wisely. For a
long time I realized that life was just wasted. Maybe I spent my time on things
or people that really didn't matter. People who used me or could care less
about what I really wanted in my life. Maybe I did those things and I did waste
that time. Now that I have this chance I will never waste my time again.
You may be wondering where does this all go now. Why did we
open the blog post with the "All in the Family" theme song? The way things are today in our country can
you even imagine a TV show like that being on the air. Can you imagine Archie
Bunker in today's world. Most of you would start to cry and be offended. The
theme song itself probably offended someone. My point is this. Don't waste your
life being offended. Don't cry because you do not like our current political
situation. Do you realize that the politicians in Washington DC are so busy
trying to destroy one another that no one cares about the American people. No
one cares.
All they care about is how they are going to get the other
guy so they can gain power... POWER OVER YOU.. POWER OVER US. Yet I see my
friends fight about Trump, argue about politics and throw insults out there
about one political party or another. Life is short my friends. Let out your
inner Archie and Edith. Enough with the being offended by the dumbest shit. I
for one have come to the conclusion that I will speak my mind and believe in my
beliefs without pushing them on any one.
In closing I want to send out prayers and good energy to
some good friends of mine still fighting cancer and someone whose life has just
been touched by cancer. Very great photographer that has photographed the band
many times. He is battling this for the first time. Mr. Murphy hang in there I
am sending the Wolverine energy over to you! The thing about cancer is it
doesn't care who you are it just shows up and tries to kick you down. You just
need to fight back with all you got. And I know those of you out there fighting
who email me and read my blog are fighting and keeping the faith!
Just remember you can and will prevail. Until next time #FuckCancer
SMIB \m/
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