Who Says I Can't by Jothy Rosenberg | Articles
Boston Sharkfest coming
August 22, 2010 alcatraz, charity, swimmingThe granddaddy of all open water swims, the Alcatraz Sharkfest, is 18 years old and its creators, Dave and Wendy Horning, have decided to extend the coolness of that swim and that brand across the country. Boston is high on their list to include and I am pleased to have helped them select a locale [...]
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The TV Series
August 18, 2010 TV, amputee, athlete, athletics, biking, cancer, disability, fighting back, inspiration, sportsPositive & inspirational “Who Says I Can’t” is a new television show I am creating that tells the story of brave and determined men and women as they overcome disabilities and become athletes. The program will feature the “up close and personal” style of Olympic features combined with the heart-warming community elements of “Extreme Makeover” [...]
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PMC 2010
August 18, 2010 PMC, alcatraz, athlete, athletics, biking, charity, disability, exercise, fundraisingPMC 2010 is in the history books. It was #8 for me and #6 for my wife Carole. We worked hard again this year to train for this event. Getting physically ready for these events is a huge challenge. I have to get my one lung and arms and cardiovascular system in tune for the swim [...]
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The PMC sentiment
August 9, 2010 Dana-Farber, PMC, bikingIncredible sentiment of the PMC ride expressed to Billy Starr by an anonymous writer: The greatest compliment I can make of the PMC is that if you told me I was going to die on Sunday, which I hope of course does not happen, I would be thrilled to have spent my last day on [...]
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SellingBooks.com author interview
August 5, 2010 book, media coverageSellingBooks.com is a site dedicated to book publishing, marketing and writing. Their Cathy Stucker interviewed me and just this week published that interview on their site here. An excerpt of that interview follows. What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. Who Says I Can t?: The Story of A Two-Time [...]
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NECN Story about Osteosarcoma for the PMC
August 2, 2010 Dana-Farber, PMC, biking, media coverage, osteosarcomaReally nice story on NECN that will be broadcast live Friday night during the PMC opening ceremonies. This is a piece about three riders (including yours truly) who are survivors of Osteosarcoma. Point is that little has improved for this type of cancer in the last 35 years. We ride as part of a team [...]
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Book event at Barnes & Noble
July 28, 2010 PMC, bookOn September 9th at 7 pm come to the Burlington, MA Barnes & Noble store where I will be hosting a book event. Just after completing my 17th Alcatraz swim and my 8th 192-mile PMC bike ride and once again raising over $15,000 for charities doing so, I will host an event at the Burlington, [...]
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Bookshop Santa Cruz carrying my book
July 21, 2010 bookIt is very exciting and satisfying that Bookshop Santa Cruz, my old book store where I feel a lot of allegiance and affection, is now carrying my book on their local authors shelf. To all my Santa Cruz friends, please go check it out and tell your friends to go buy my book from the [...]
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Justin.tv webinar appearance
July 9, 2010 cancer, disability, fighting back, inspiration, media coverage, recovery, self-confidence, self-esteem, survivorshipJothy Rosenberg, author of, “Who Says I Can’t” talks about fighting back, surviving and thriving against long odds in this recorded webinar for Wellsphere Sponsor: Wellsphere @ http://www.wellsphere.com Video production: Justin.tv @ http://www.justin.tv Click on the image to the left to view the video:
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
July 5, 2010 confidence, disability, disabled, fighting back, recovery, respect, self-confidence, self-esteem, sportsR-E-S-P-E-C-T What you want Baby, I got What you need Do you know I got it? All I’m askin’ Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Hey baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit) mister (just a little bit) – Aretha Franklin, singing [...]
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