Previous Cancer Stories

Cancer; Enough already! (This was written before the most recent episode and then updated since.) “You can take your pancake and shove it up your ass!” was the statement that was a bridge too far for Robin. For me it was simply expressing that I was upset and...

Machu Picchu

Robin and I had been living together for perhaps two years and things were great between us. We had talked about getting married but neither one of us wanted to have any kind of typical ceremony. Through a sequence of improbable connections as well as internet...

Grand Canyon

Back when I was working at a group home for the Deveruex Foundation the schedule was a week on and a week off. Staff slept there and took care of whatever it is that the clients needed but still the clients were high functioning and they all had day programs of some...

How Playing Professional Poker Led to Two Profound Insights. 

Around 1996 I had been working with adolescents diagnosed with Autism, Schizophrenia, Downs Syndrome, and an array of cognitive and emotional challenges for about 13 years. By the time that I decided that it was time to move on from that career my situation was as...

Addiction Story.  Recovery Story

Of course every addict has a story, however I do intend to bring somethings of additional value to the reader. I have one great value that will be shared that I swear with all I know in this field that if anyone takes up this idea that I have it will work as a huge...