2 years

Cheers! Here's to two years since I was given my cancer diagnose. I have to say that I am feeling better tonight then I was two years ago tonight. It's still hard to believe sometimes the road that I was given to travel down. The fear, the sadness, the anger. Those first terrible days and weeks in June. My initial refusal to accept what would ultimately be my destination. 

The outpouring of support those first weeks and months is still rather unbelievable. Sort of like the final scene in "Its a Wonderful Life."  I don't really know where I would be today without it. All my family and friends who loved on me and my family. 

Although I'll never be the same man physically  I was two years ago, I'm also never going to be the same man emotional and spiritually. I have grown, changed, matured and been given a new focus on things in my life. I cry more often. Things that seemed so important several years ago are no longer as important. 

While I wouldn't wish the awfulness of the past two years on anyone, I feel I am a better and stronger man on the other side. 

Survivor.