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About The Canswer Man:

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A simple man with a simple plan: Kick the Big "C" with a cocktail of family/friend love, unapologetic laughter and a dash of Nat-titude. And if I'm lucky, maybe even one of my odd-servations will help with YOUR situation.

Please join me on my selfish/selfless journey --- to infinity, and beyond!

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Thanks,

-TCM

Dec 6

Dec 6 Machine

Cancer is sort of like a machine; this evil energy force turned on and turned loose in my body.

Dec 3

Dec 3 Dilemma

We happen to be blessed with two of the world’s top Oncologists specializing in Multiple Myeloma (MM) – right here in our area (NJ).

Nov 29

Nov 29 Indulgence

In the midst of all this adjustment, I have managed to discover an untapped indulgence – a throwback from my youth.

Nov 26

Nov 26 Lower Lows

Once you get slapped in the face with mortality, emotions tend to expand exponentially.

Nov 22

Nov 22 Giving Thanks

At a time when it might not appear to be so obvious – I have much to give thanks for.

Nov 20

Nov 20 Clean Living

Some smokers do, and yet other smokers never get lung cancer; and what about those stricken who never smoked at all.

Nov 15

Nov 15 Common Cold

When you live in the universe of cancer, nothing is common. Take for example the "common cold."

Nov 14

Nov 14 Prayer

This blog is never about judgment (judging others or Judgment Day)

Nov 8

Nov 8 New Normal

Mundane, repetitive, boring, consistent, uninteresting, droll, predictable - everything about a routine sounds blah.

Nov 6

Nov 6 Irony

In retrospect, the first inkling I had of a possible blood-borne issue came about 8 months prior to my diagnosis.

Oct 5

Oct 5 Birthdays

Birthdays take on a whole new perspective once you are diagnosed with cancer.

Oct 1

Oct 1 Background

The earth spins at roughly 1,000-mph, so as you can imagine things happen very quickly at that velocity.

Sep 15

Sep 15 Hello

How does this happen?! Not: how does this happen to me – I don’t deserve it. But: how does it happen physiologically?