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Gerrad’s blog: “I have a lot to be thankful for”

By Gerrad Downs Every October (in Canada) we give thanks, and as always I have a lot to be thankful for. I am thankful for my wonderful family: my wife […]

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Gerrad’s blog: Waiting

Gerrad is back from a brief hiatus with an update, a bit on things that worry him, and a simple new trick he uses to manage the stress.

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Gerrad’s blog: Post-treatment support is crucial

Even though cancer treatment often upends our lives, I enjoyed the structure and predictability of it, and of going through the same routine for weeks, or even months. As the […]

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Gerrad's blog: Playing Whac-A-Mole with my brain

“I had surgery, I did a year of chemo, I did a year and a half of living a normal life, and then my tumor became active again.”

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Gerrad's blog: Dealing with chronic cancer

“…despite the frustration, I am going to do my best not to let it get in the way of living and enjoying the rest of my life, and as long as I keep reminding myself of that, it makes it just a little more easier to live with.”

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Gerrad's blog: Enjoying the moment

Living deliberately isn’t about marching towards a goal or spreading a message, it’s about making conscious decisions about the things that are important to you.

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Gerrad's blog: The "A" word

Anxiety and depression are normal parts of dealing with a lot of what we experience, and the most important part is being able to recognize that this is not who you are, just what you are experiencing.

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Gerrad's blog: Being Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown may be a character, but he also has something valuable to share with readers, a message of resiliency and pushing forward through the tough stuff that life throws at us.

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Gerrad's blog: An introduction

I’ve accepted that I have a form of incurable cancer, but that doesn’t mean it is any less inconvenient or frustrating.

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