Archive for cancer Category
Books, and talks, and TV…oh my!
January 13, 2012 book, cancer, disability, inspiration, Jonathan Alter, osteosarcoma, self-publishingPart 1 of 3. Books. Warning fair reader…this is very long for a blog post.
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
— Steve Martin, comedian
It is quite an ordeal getting a book out into print and into people’s hands. But this one really had some [...]
NECN interview about TV series
October 11, 2011 alcatraz, athlete, athletics, biking, book, cancer, disability, disabled, fighting back, fundraising, inspiration, media coverage, skiingOctober 10 — Newton, MA. Live on NECN talking about the new TV Series Who Says I Can’t. The TV Series pilot is in post-production and will be shown to the public for the first time on Oct 30 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston from 1-4 at the Piers Park Sailing Center [...]
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From Scared to Purpose by Jackie Poper
April 1, 2011 cancer, inspiration, media coverage, survivorshipJackie Poper, a cancer surviver herself, has created a site called From Scared to Purpose (http://www.fromscaredtopurpose.com) in which she created podcast interviews with 14 other cancer survivors (including yours truly). Her mission is, in her words,
“To help survivors see that with the right point of focus, their cancer experience can enrich them and provide a depth and [...]
2011 Athletic Fundraising Appeal
March 27, 2011 alcatraz, amputee, athletics, biking, cancer, charity, Dana-Farber, disability, disabled, fundraising, PMC, sports, swimmingJothy & Carole’s 2011 Athletic Fundraising Appeal
Every year we take on 2 or 3 significant athletic challenges to raise money and give back. We need your help to reach our fundraising goals. To date, since 1998, we have raised and given to these causes over $100,000 thanks to so many generous donors. Thanks for all [...]
Latest talk abstract
March 18, 2011 athletics, book, cancer, disabled, entrepreneur, fighting back, inspiration, self-confidence, speakingThis talk will weave together the war stories of an incorrigible entrepreneur, how cloud computing will transform the way we get our computing done more dramatically than any other time since computers starting being used by corporations, and how extreme life challenges can lead to extreme responses that help prepare a person for the rough [...]
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Interview with ESPN
January 21, 2011 athlete, athletics, cancer, confidence, Dana-Farber, disability, handicapped, inspiration, lance armstrong, media coverage, respect, self-confidence, sports, TV(video)
My interview by ESPN’s Scott Pentoney. Discussed Jim Valvano, Lance Armstrong, sports, disabilities, self-confidence and many other topics.
Winter workout routine
November 17, 2010 amputee, athlete, biking, cancer, disability, exercise, hiking, lungs, skiing, sports, swimmingMany people ask me what my normal training routine is that sets me up to ski, bike and swim the amount I do at the level I do (with one leg and one lung of course). I am writing this for people who are either working out themselves and want to compare notes or for [...]
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Man of the Day
October 18, 2010 amputee, athlete, athletics, biking, cancer, inspiration, media coverageFrom the Good Men Project: Man of the Day: Jothy Rosenberg
Jothy Rosenberg has done a lot in his life. He’s the author of two technical books and founder of six high-tech companies. He’s also ridden in the Massachusetts Challenge Bike-A-Thon seven times and swum from Alcatraz to San Francisco 17 times, in support of the [...]
In memory of Brianna
September 27, 2010 biking, cancer, charity, fundraisingMy nephew Graeme is taking on a major athletic challenge to raise funds and awareness for a horrible form of brain tumor that took the life of his sister before he was even born. First let me allow Graeme to say in his own words why, in spite of the challenges of being a second [...]
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The TV Series
August 18, 2010 amputee, athlete, athletics, biking, cancer, disability, fighting back, inspiration, sports, TVPositive & 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” and [...]
