Michael's blog

Last week I ran a workshop titled "Everyday Healing : Practical Tips for Getting Into Your New Groove."  The workshop was held at Gilda's Club which is a local and national cancer support agency.  The evening went very well and I had a great group of 11 cancer survivors from all ages and walks of life.  It was a very a dynamic group to work with.

Something you probably didn't know about me....

I do Karate.

I'm a member of the Highland Wado-Kai Karate club.  Surprisingly, for being in the smallish town of Dundas, it's an awesome club and very competitive.  These kids have won

Today's a great day because I just launched my Special Report - Cancer And Relationships : 4 Relationships Realities Young Adults with Cancer May Never See Coming. 

I analyzed the results of my 2-minute Cancer Survivor Survey and found some pretty interesting patterns which match my own experiences and the experiences of other survivors I've met. 

So what is this Special Report all about?

Well have you ever wondered?

My son, Dylan, turned 11 weeks old on Monday.  Wow! I can't believe it! I'm flabbergasted at how quickly he's growing and changing. 

He's moved into the stage where he's very awake and wide-eyed, taking everything in.  He's has a smile that melts my heart and makes us giggle.  Of course, I'll do anything to get a smile out of him, including la-la-la-ing, bo-bo-bop-ing, and dancing a jig.  It usually works.  I get a huge grin and a coo out of him and I'm satisfied for at least 5 minutes.

Today I went to the baptism of my beautiful niece.  She was born only 8 days before our Dylan was born and she's a beautiful baby.  During the church service, after the baptism part, the congregation was asked for prayer requests and anyone in the congregation could grab a microphone and ask for healing for prayers for a friend, family member or even a country in need.  A friend of my brother-in-law's promptly stood, grabbed a microphone and asked for healing and strength for his mother who was about to undergo her last chemo treatment.  As a congregation, we all of

I've been working on writing out my entire cancer story to share with some bloggers I met recently who were interested.  I've been meaning to get it put together for some time and now here it is.  You've wondered, now, the truth behind Michael, his struggle as a young adult, cancer, and why Batman has inspired me to live boldly.  Enjoy!

About a week ago, I started a discussion about the Law of Attraction at myplanet.planetcancer.org, a really cool cancer community website I'm a member of.  Juanita and I have been doing a bit of thinking recently about the Law of Attraction and about trying to manifest some big "wants" into our lives and that sort of spurred me to ask others about their thoughts on the Law of Attraction, specifically with regards to illness and healing.  Well, it created a lot of interest, some pretty intense discussion and some controversia

Yup, that's right, cancer is an X-file.  It an unsolvable mystery in a series of unsolvable mysteries.  We have to stop asking how we got cancer.  We have to stop asking

I've been doing a lot of thinking about our expectations of reality recently.  Lately, I do most of my thinking at 2am, 4am, 6am, 7am and other strange hours of the day.  That's because Dylan, our 3-week-old baby boy with the voracious appetite needs to be fed every 2 hours.  (Yes!

I'm a Dad!