Fall hikes with my dogs with leaves in full color and the air crisp and cool. This is why I love living in New England. Fall is the most magic season here. And we love the hikes through the woods, across fields, along the numerous rivers around here and up the occasional mountain to catch the view of vast colorful vistas. Sometimes I play tricks on the dogs and climb up on a rock they can't get up. Like here:
I am an above knee amputee caused by osteosarcoma 36 years ago in 1973. Three years later the cancer metastasized and 2/5 of my lungs had to be removed. A course of chemotherapy -- only just out in clinical use in 1976 -- is probably why I am still here today. I went on to get a PhD in computer science, to author 2 technical books, to found 6 high tech companies, to ride in the Pan-Masscahusetts Challenge bike-a-thon supporting the Dana-Farber cancer institute 7 times, to swim 16 times from Alcatraz to San Francisco to support Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, and to participate in many other sports and fundraising activities.
I write this blog (and the book with the same name) to try to share what I learned in 36 years in the hope it accelerates that learning for those in a similar situation and perhaps motivates and inspires those just needing a little lift.
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