A Gift from God

Published: March 22, 2007, 10:01 am

Visit my office or the study in my home and you will find yourself surrounded by dolphins. Many people have asked me, “what is the deal with the dolphins?” Here’s my story. I am a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with squamos cell carcinoma of the neck in September 2000 and underwent a four and a half hour surgery to have the malignancy removed. The doctors were unable to find the primary source of the cancer and recommended that I have thirty-four daily radiation treatments of my neck and upper chest to ensure that all the cancer would be eradicated. I began radiation therapy in October 2000. I knew the treatments would be difficult, but they were much worse than I imagined. My weight dropped from 235 to 158. I was unable to eat and could barely drink water. I shuffled when I walked and looked like I had aged about 20 years. I finally reached a point in my therapy when I didn’t think I was going to make it. I could no longer stand having a mask

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