Recent interview
Just a short one to mention that I was recently on ValueWalk’s ValueTalks podcast to talk about my book and investing, amongst other things. It is available in full on Soundcloud (click here for the link).
What I read during 2017 and a few book recommendations
For the third year in a row I’m sharing a selection of books I enjoyed reading from the previous year. In past years this list included 60-70 books (1 book or so per week; here are the 2015 and 2016 lists) but 2017 was in the 40s. Writing my own book took up a lot of my already limited …
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Yes to Life podcast interview
I am grateful to Yes to Life for having me on their podcast to talk about the book. I really enjoyed the conversation and Robin asked some tough questions about writing the book, the cancer experience and life in general, which made it even more fun. The interview is available on demand on UK Health Radio …
Bonus Chapter: The first time I met Hodgkin
The first time I met Hodgkin I haven’t shared all the glorious hospital details about my cancer experience because frankly, who cares. There is not a lot one can learn from these besides sharing misery with others. But what’s the point of that? It’s in the past. It’s better just to release and with …
Bonus Chapter: So What?
As mentioned earlier, I had a lot of leftover material after the editing, which didn’t make the cut. Below is another chapter that I wanted to share. Enjoy! ———————————————– So What? One of life’s greatest lessons is that somebody will always have it better than you. They’ll be healthier, happier, richer or however else …
Bonus chapter: Never Alone
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends and looking forward to an amazing 2018. As we were going through the final editing of the book many chapters had to come out not to interrupt the flow (oh it was painful – it felt like choosing between your …
More Than Just SeriousFun – A Yale Study on the Amazing Effect of Therapeutic Recreation Camps
When introducing the great work of Bátor Tábor I get compassionate although often somewhat confused looks. Some have a hard time grasping the concept of therapeutic camps. “You mean it’s like a summer camp?” Well, technically it takes place when the weather is nice, yes. “Is it like an adventure camp?” They do a lot of …
Overview on Cancer Survival Rates
Earlier in the year a collection of US government agencies and cancer groups released a report on cancer survival rates. I’ll spare you the analysis (although it’s worth reading), which you can find on the Oxford University Press website, but the good news is that survival rates are generally speaking trending up. The good news …
The Incredible Power of Choice
“Life will have terrible blows in it, horrible blows, unfair blows. It doesn’t matter. And some people recover and others don’t.” – Charlie Munger I often wonder why that happens. Recently I wrote a guest post for my good friends at @wilowallstreet on the incredible power of choice we all have. Check it out …
Not Fade Away – book review
Before writing the book I’ve experimented as to how I’d go about sharing my story. At first I decided to write a blog post about the book that inspired me to write about my own experience with cancer. The reception from readers was very encouraging so I decided to dig deeper. This article was originally posted …