I’ve been using that line (borrowed from the 1994 film “Clerks”) as my mantra pretty much since diagnosis, as it helps to mitigate the initial shock that still reverberates to this day. To go from some headaches in the summer of 2024, which I attributed at the time to the lingering effects of a cold, to a craniotomy and a 90% brain tumor extraction weeks later is still a whirlwind that, at times, I have trouble processing. It’s been a journey.
Much gratitude is expressed towards my medical team at Northwell Health, NY, including neurosurgeon Dr Michael Shulder and oncologist Dr Samuel Singer, for what has brought me to this point. I’ve not been given a specific timeframe because my goal is to keep fighting. What other choice do we have? Easier said than done, but persist we must.
I hold nothing but love for all of us affected here; to know I’m not fighting alone has been a source of strength through all of this. Believe me, none of us wish for this — if I could *snap* my fingers and go back to the “time before,” I’d do so in a heartbeat. It’s not easy, but any aspect I can still cling to from life before (even the little things) feels like a victory. I’m a radio business/media guy, college professor, husband, and father who just happens to have cancer — NOT the other way around.
It’s difficult to beat around the proverbial bush. Glioblastoma is, to put it mildly, a *****. For many of us (myself included), this is not easy. But we’re still here. I could not do without the core of my support — my wife, Michelle. She has been my rock. To all those affected, find your support, wherever it may be.
