We meet again

"Hi. I'm here for my kool-aid drugs."

"Also, good game a couple Saturdays ago. Let's stick a stake in this cancer, too."

Never enough spartan gear in my closet to wear on these days. 

I wonder

If the nurses/doctors at the UofM Cancer Center will recognize me tomorrow:

No use for this one for a while:

Then again, I'm sure they'll know who I am. I'm the only guy wearing GREEN and WHITE every week. Huge game this week, with a common enemy. Maybe the comments about my wardrobe will be a little friendlier this time around. If not, I don't care. 

Your football team is terrible. 

3rd times a charm

Tomorrow will be the 3rd chemo treatment for me, and the start of the second cycle. 

Both times, I underestimated how poorly I would feel in the days to follow. That isn't to say it was unbearable--I knew it wasn't going to be fun, but still. 

We'll see if I can be a little more prepared the time around. 

Love you buddy

Not a happy anniversary. 

So were gonna go have some brunch, some drinks, play some BAGS, and have some laughs--just like nothing had changed, even if it has. 

"And I hope that when I'm gone, people look down at my tombstone and say, 'man, that guy sure owed me a lot of money.'"-Jack Handy

(He didn't).

Miss you man.

A new tradition

I've already gone in to some detail about the death of my best friend Marc on here. Tomorrow, early in the morning, will be 1 year since his passing. 

His brother Steve invited us to take place in a Jewish tradition--lighting the Yahrzeit candle. It's to be lit at sundown on the eve of the anniversary of the loved ones passing. 

The flame represents the spirit of the deceased. 

It all seems appropriate to me. 

I Miss you Marc.

This is insane

Where are all you people coming from?

Thank you for reading, all of you. 

Flattered, humbled, excited, embarrassed, nervous...I feel all the above. 

Certainly did not consider this as even a remote possibility when I started. It's intimidating, but exciting, and I'll keep going with my focus as always on making sure the writing/posts suck as little as possible. 

Lot's of people out there to call me out if I blow it...which is good. Just make sure if you do call me out, use this:

ERIC?! YOU'RE GONNA GIVE THE COMPANY TO ERIC?!

For the Mom's

This is pretty great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CjxaLixqDs

You're always doing a better job than you think you are. 

And it's a very tough job--at least I know it was for mine. I was a giant pain in the ass.