You are a gift, Art. Your storytelling captivates. This one got me out of my head and remembering why purpose is so important, no matter where one is. Thanks.
I know you have boundless courage as a journalist, my friend, but it always takes a little extra to put one's own self "out there." All the best in your treatment and prognosis. This hits pretty damn close to home for me. I lost each of my older brothers to cancer and heart disease at ages younger than you and I. But when I consider one brother lost five classmates in Vietnam while they were in their late teens and early 20s --- well, like your Vietnamese doc, it put things in perspective and it makes you cherish every day you have with the people and places you love. We know not the hour nor the day, as the Good Book says, so we have to make every day count. In the end it all comes down whether you've run a good race, fought the good fight and kept the faith, in the words of II Timothy. Hemingway said courage is grace under pressure. You've got it, man. In spades. Hang in there.
Once again you move the dial to the exact spot it needs to be to set us in the right direction, you magic Navigator, you.
Waiting here before they stick the needles in to once again start chemo infusions at UIHC cancer center, is a good time to catch up on my reading…so there you were.
Let me tell you this loud and clear…we need more from you, and more and more and more, so fingers crossed…don’t let it be an excuse to quit.
And yes, I’m betting, you are definitely in the right room with Dr. Nuguyen…thinking something other than the voice on your GPS was guiding you there.
Your talking about your own cancer makes it easier for all of us to talk about cancer.. Similarly your talking about the "king's in politics wearing no clothes makes it easier for us to get out of our closets and take public stands on key issues.
Your own brand of vulnerability is what keeps me and so many others reading. It is a special brand of journalism. I went to nursing school in Rochester in the Mayo Clinic. I guarantee you, they would say you have found a gem of a Dr. in Spencer. Any Dr. that spends that kind of time and has that kind of a bedside manner knows his way around medicine and oncology. Half the battle is trusting your Dr. and forming just the relationship you have formed. Best to you. <3
Hang in there. I went through Chemotherapy and radiation in 2003 and still healthy at 77. Appreciated your observations, especially about hard-working refugees, and of course, enjoyed the entertaining narrative.
Hooray for life-saving refugees. My theory is that they have to be twice as smart and work twice as hard as the ones who were born here. Best wishes on this cancer crap (location reference). I know a jillion people who have beat it, and you will soon be at the top of the list. The world needs your stories. ♥️
You are a gift, Art. Your storytelling captivates. This one got me out of my head and remembering why purpose is so important, no matter where one is. Thanks.
Love this story. Of course.
Hang in there through your cancer treatment. Thanks for sharing your story as well as your doctor’s story.
I know you have boundless courage as a journalist, my friend, but it always takes a little extra to put one's own self "out there." All the best in your treatment and prognosis. This hits pretty damn close to home for me. I lost each of my older brothers to cancer and heart disease at ages younger than you and I. But when I consider one brother lost five classmates in Vietnam while they were in their late teens and early 20s --- well, like your Vietnamese doc, it put things in perspective and it makes you cherish every day you have with the people and places you love. We know not the hour nor the day, as the Good Book says, so we have to make every day count. In the end it all comes down whether you've run a good race, fought the good fight and kept the faith, in the words of II Timothy. Hemingway said courage is grace under pressure. You've got it, man. In spades. Hang in there.
Once again you move the dial to the exact spot it needs to be to set us in the right direction, you magic Navigator, you.
Waiting here before they stick the needles in to once again start chemo infusions at UIHC cancer center, is a good time to catch up on my reading…so there you were.
Let me tell you this loud and clear…we need more from you, and more and more and more, so fingers crossed…don’t let it be an excuse to quit.
And yes, I’m betting, you are definitely in the right room with Dr. Nuguyen…thinking something other than the voice on your GPS was guiding you there.
Lonni Hoffmann Meyer.
Sorry about spelling Dr. Nguyen’s name incorrectly.
Brilliant read in these troubled times. Take care Art Cullen!
Your talking about your own cancer makes it easier for all of us to talk about cancer.. Similarly your talking about the "king's in politics wearing no clothes makes it easier for us to get out of our closets and take public stands on key issues.
Thank you, Art, just..... thank you. Take very good care of yourself.
Your own brand of vulnerability is what keeps me and so many others reading. It is a special brand of journalism. I went to nursing school in Rochester in the Mayo Clinic. I guarantee you, they would say you have found a gem of a Dr. in Spencer. Any Dr. that spends that kind of time and has that kind of a bedside manner knows his way around medicine and oncology. Half the battle is trusting your Dr. and forming just the relationship you have formed. Best to you. <3
Thanks Linda
58 hearts already. Art, savor the love.
Thank you Art for everything and please take care of yourself.
Hang in there. I went through Chemotherapy and radiation in 2003 and still healthy at 77. Appreciated your observations, especially about hard-working refugees, and of course, enjoyed the entertaining narrative.
It’s really good when a “plan” comes together.
Hooray for life-saving refugees. My theory is that they have to be twice as smart and work twice as hard as the ones who were born here. Best wishes on this cancer crap (location reference). I know a jillion people who have beat it, and you will soon be at the top of the list. The world needs your stories. ♥️