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One Day Away

Here we are, one day away from my two-year transplant anniversary, which you all know is also my Victory Party. This time two years ago I was having a “day off,” as I didn’t receive any treatment the day before transplant.

I remember my mindset very well on this day two years ago. It was focused on the road back. As I really felt that my chemotherapy, Games 1, 2, 3 and pre-transplant chemo, were preparation for this “point.” The “point” I’m talking about is the beating down of my body in preparation for my dad’s marrow. My mindset was that I would work myself back up the hill after transplant. I knew there would be setbacks and ups and downs, but I was very focused that I had begun the road back. In some ways I certainly had begun the journey, but I can say that I didn’t quite imagine a journey like the one I’ve had.

I do realize that it was impossible to understand the journey I would take prior to taking it, as everyone is very different. My experience, with all the ups and downs, is a customized experience, like every experience in life.

So as I sit here on this partly sunny morning, one day away from declaring a medical victory, I am enjoying my reflection back on the past two years less one day. Tomorrow, I, along with a collection of my supporters, fans and friends, will celebrate the anniversary of me becoming just a little bit more like my Dad and beginning that road back. It has been an incredible journey, and I have loved the trip.

For me, tomorrow is more about everyone else than it is about me and that medical victory, I have really always thought of it as a thank-you party as much or more than a Transplant Party. It really is my opportunity to see many of you who have shared this exceptional experience with me in person and to say a big time “thank you.” I know many of you won’t be able to make it tomorrow for any number of reasons, so I want to say my thanks today.

Thank You.

Thank you for your interest to join the group. Your desire to connect and share with me has been very meaningful and I hope it has been a learning experience. Thank you for your eyes and ears, sharing and learning from you all has been an incredible experience for me. Thank you for your support, during the core of my battle, as I began to work myself back from the basement, and still as I begin to share this same experience with new audiences so that they may get some of the same benefits we have. And most of all thank you for just being there. I took and still take great comfort in knowing that I can share and connect with so many incredible people by simply opening my computer and typing “my friends.”

I’m not sure what will happen with this email group, but when I figure it out you’ll be the first to know. You can count on hearing from me, both directly and indirectly, again very soon.

Happy Easter and have a great Friday.

Always…
Live Life. Love Life.

Geoff

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