Are You Ready To #BeUnstoppable?
Unstoppable--it is the only way to be.
Please allow me to share this from a recent Instagram post of mine, made on December 28, 2022:
"So when you put all of these factors together, the diagnosis is Chronic Myeloid Leukemia."
"Wait--did you just say LEUKEMIA???"
That was the conversation that happened 2 years ago today. COVID was still very much a thing, but I took my stupid mask off before asking that question. Because of health restrictions, my wife was sitting in her car waiting in the parking lot. I had to tell her that her husband has a treatable but incurable blood cancer in a parking lot, and later had to tell my children sitting on the floor in our new (at the time) living room.
That was the day my life changed forever. I'd been busting my ass for 14 months to lose 85 pounds, and felt healthier than I had in years.
And immediately, a new challenge was thrown in my path, one where success might look different than what I'd envisioned before.
A famous quote from Roddy Piper:
"Just when you think you have all the answers, I change the question!"
That's my life. When I figure out fitness and nutrition combined with Leukemia, how my body responds changes. Sometimes losing pounds is a win, sometimes maintaining is a win, sometimes only gaining a few when you should have gained more is the victory.
But there's another Roddy Piper quote that means something to me:
"I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I'm all out of bubblegum."
I've been out of bubblegum for two years now. But I won't stop kicking ass.
Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this journey, no matter how big or how small. I love and appreciate you.
"I can, I will." ~Roman Reigns
I only know one way, and that's to Be Unstoppable.
Every time I share my story, or share an update, the response is immense. And it’s not just support and well wishes. I get others’ stories. I learn about things people are dealing with, and I’m often told how my story is motivating or inspiring them to be the protagonist main character of their own story.
And that’s why I’m back. That’s why I am sharing my experience and knowledge on a more regular basis. To me, it’s a responsibility. I still don’t know why I “had to” end up with Leukemia. But I have it, and if it allows me to reach more people, and help them, then let’s do it.
So get ready. I’m a real person—I laugh, I cry, I live, and I learn. There will be times that I make you do one of those four, and times where you might do all four.
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