Blog of Random Thoughts
Cancer patients are told that they need to advocate for themselves. If you do not then you may potentially get lost in the system. Previously there were system navigators to help patients navigate the system. When you are going through this, it is not always clear what you are suppose to do at each step,…
When I first found out about the cancer and was told that I could expect to be off of work for 6 to 9 months it seemed like such a long time. One of my friends told me that the time would fly by and before you knew it, the time would pass. It did…
Our support system is incredible. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law were going to come help put up the Christmas lights at our house today, and Mel’s uncle walked over to assist as well. Some things came up and Mel’s sister had one of the boys not feeling well so her uncle and her put them all…
We have a great relationship with both sides of our family and it has helped in the last year. They have helped us out a lot with taking the kids or cooking us meals and desserts. Through out my whole life I have had great parental figures at each stage of my life. When I…
When my father was young he could only attend school by getting scholarships. My parents had very high expectations for my sister and myself. I am sure that my sister lived up to their standards while I was adequate. Luckily by the time my brother came around the standard was not as strict. They just…
I had dinner at my parents house today and I was looking at some goalie equipment. My mother asked me how did I manage to get equipment to play. She only remembers buying a couple pieces of equipment for me. I paid for some of the stuff myself and purchased the cheapest stuff I could…
When we left South Vietnam, we ended up in Malaysia. I did not realize that there was a global controversy about it where Malaysia was turning people away when they reached the border. Recently in the last couple of years my parents told me some stories about this time. Melanie was curious and my mother…
In South Vietnam I am not really sure exactly what my parents did. I know some stories about myself how I use to help out by using my tricycle to bring wood to the back and I would spend all day with that. I would start off the morning by going through the market looking…
Xavier’s team is out of the tournament and they will be on their way home in the morning. I am grateful that we are in a position where we can afford for him to play. Growing up I begged my parents to let me play hockey. If it was a position other than hockey I…
This morning as Melanie was getting ready to abandon me for the weekend she had mentioned that we have experienced a lot of challenging event this year, but overall we have a lot to be grateful for. I told her I agree and that is why I have been able to have a positive attitude….