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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

Jan 1

Jan 1 Civil Writes

A recent hospital-bedside-photo, of me & the Rosenettes, posted on FB (12/29/17) - garnered an unexpected response.

Dec 27

Dec 27 Redux

I generally don’t subject readers to a “journal of my life” but in this case I’m going to make an exception.

Dec 24

Dec 24 Unique

They say that no two snowflakes are alike, and similarly with cancer patients – no two human beings with cancer are alike.

Dec 20

Dec 20 The Others

As I sit in the Oncologist's/Infusion center waiting room, I look around, and I wonder - Who are these people?

Dec 17

Dec 17 Side Effects

By its very nature, cancer is unpredictable. And true to form, many aspects of the treatment are equally enigmatic.

Dec 13

Dec 13 Acceptance

Certain items in life have become symbols for and synonymous with (stigmatized?) the aging process.

Dec 10

Dec 10 Supporter

It feels at times like the patient takes on the role of the consoler.

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?