Comments on Fighting Cancer While Accepting Humility

By: carl

2022-05-06T14:14:53Z

That King Soopers story. WTF!?!???

It was good seeing you recently. Let’s meet up again soon.

Stay awesome friend.

By: Life Outside The Maze

2022-04-06T05:23:41Z

In reply to JSD.

Yeah man I binge read your blog:
EscapingAvalon.com
Some powerful stuff in there. The ptsd series about your military experience and time as a cop was powerful stuff and one of the craziest FI stories I’ve read. Keep up the health and living!!

By: JSD

2022-04-05T18:29:49Z

In reply to Life Outside The Maze.

I’m trying the blog thing if you want to hear me blather on about it. So far it’s poorly written, unorganized, and infrequently updated. But it’s kind of fun! Guess there’s nowhere to go but up.

By: The Sunday Best 04/03/2022 - Physician on FIRE

2022-04-03T07:55:32Z

[…] We do need good doctors to take care of people, though, like the team taking care of our friend from Life Outside the Maze. Finishing up a third round of chemotherapy, he penned the heartfelt Fighting Cancer While Accepting Humility. […]

By: Life Outside The Maze

2022-04-01T16:19:03Z

In reply to JSD.

Married with 2 kids and FI sounds like the way to do it although I may be a bit biased. Thanks for making my Friday and best of luck on the first few months away from work. I’d love to hear more about it.

By: Life Outside The Maze

2022-04-01T15:53:56Z

In reply to Katherine.

Haha thanks Katherine. Baldly indeed 🙂

By: JSD

2022-03-31T12:26:54Z

Thanks for the update, please keep them coming. I know you said you’re not planning on making this blog all cancer-centric, but I really appreciate you describing it. I’m married with two kids; stats say we’ll be lucky if only one of us gets cancer. Anything you can share about this struggle will help us prepare for what we’re going to have to face, just as your FI posts have helped us with that.
Glad you’re taking the therapy suggestions serious. Therapy saved my life. In comparison to your description of chemo, therapy seems like a more satisfying struggle as at least you have some agency in the process. It only works if you put in the work.
Here’s some positivity: It’s been 4 weeks since I left my job. Reading your realistic chronicles of this alternative lifestyle were a big part of my reason for finally pulling the trigger despite being FI for two years. In the short time since I’ve left, I’ve seen and been more present with my family than I have ever been.
So thanks for the help.

By: Katherine

2022-03-30T21:10:08Z

First off, thanks for the update. Your readers (including myself) care about you. Your line “…I have gotten a huge dose of how good people are” made me tear up because it is true!
Your closing line “So I guess here I go boldly one day at a time” could be “So I guess here I go baldly one day at a time.” Hey, you asked for some humor! Anyway, you look good bald. Not “well” as you are sick, but your skull is a good shape. Keep the faith!
I cannot begin to fathom how chemo feels and I am needle-phobic so I’m sure that I, too, would have passed out on Day 1.
Looking forward to future writings/sharings/readings/musings! Peace.