Why write a blog about this?

I have multiple reasons for wanting to create this blog. First and foremost, I believe it will be beneficial for me to help me process my thoughts and emotions. I have always been a believer in writing as a form of therapy, but I seldom do it. Also, I think it would be nice to have a record of what was going on as things unfolded. Finally, but no less important, is to keep those I know and love informed without having to send countless texts, emails, and phone calls reiterating all of the same data. Call me efficient ;)

I am new to this medium, but my goal is to occasionally write posts which will inform everyone no only about my health situation but also what I am doing about it. The last thing I want is to be a victim. I have choices and I will not shy away from them, nor my responsibility for them. I can choose to accept cancer as having only one inevitable outcome or I can choose to believe that I have some say in the outcome. I also need to own any choices I've made in the past that may have contributed to my diagnosis of cancer. This doesn't mean I take full blame, because I also recognize that our bodies are not perfect and disease is a natural part of journey. I am choosing to simply own my choices...past and present.

For a variety of reasons, some will issue with the above or other things I write, and that is okay and normal. This is my journey and I speak only for myself. I never want what I say or write to be interpreted as how others should live their lives. If you like what I say and do, then you are free to choose to emulate me. If you disagree, then I first invite you to ask yourself why you disagree. If after examining your own thoughts and beliefs, you still disagree then you should certainly not apply what I say to your own life. Your journey is yours. This is not a one-size-fits-all world. We are all different.

-Jeremy