My Scar my scar – etiolate; but my vigor remains I stand unbowed, unbeaten, and alive © Ron Sparks, 08/24/13 Over 41,000 people in the United States will be diagnosed with oral cancer in 2013. That’s a lot of people and we’re now finding out that one of the leading causes of oral cancer, in addition […]
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Tag Archives: Cancer
Walk a Mile In My Shoes …
March 26, 2013 
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… before you give me unasked for advice on how to avoid getting sick so often. Let me start by saying I have a great support network of friend, colleagues, and relatives who all care deeply for me and my health. I am gently pushed, reminded and encouraged daily to lead a healthy(ier) lifestyle, to get […]
Continue reading How a Video Game – Wii’s “Animal Crossing” – Helped me Cope with Cancer
August 6, 2011 4 Comments
I was home alone every day with a deadly disease ravaging my body and trying to take my life from me. My children were in school, my disabled parents were unable to visit me, my wife was at work – providing me the insurance that was saving my life, my brother was working every day, […]
Continue reading Binary’s New Tattoo
July 30, 2011 2 Comments
I am a cancer survivor. In August 2008 I was diagnosed with Head and Neck cancer, and an incredible and grueling journey began. A journey that included surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, depression, fatigue, hopelessness, anger, despair, and a forced view of my mortality. It was also a journey of hope, love, compassion, understanding, and renewed vigor for life. When death […]
Continue reading The Scariest Words Revisited
July 30, 2011 0 Comments
When I first learned I had cancer, I started this blog. It has garnered enormous interest, tens of thousands of views, and many cancer fighters have expressed interest and gratitude for it. I was re-reading my blog today and realized that there are a lot of blanks in the diary – I left out things […]
Continue reading My Most Popular Search Term: “Lip Cancer”
May 30, 2011 0 Comments
If there were a content on the most popular search terms that land results on Binarybiker.com. the term “lip cancer” would be the clear winner – with over seven (7) times the hit relevancy than any other term. This is my SEO claim to fame: lip cancer. Apparently, many people with mouth sores, fever blisters, […]
Continue reading The Illusion of Control
September 8, 2010 1 Comment
We pretend we have control over things all the time. We do it so often that we don’t even think about it. We don’t worry about getting in a fatal car accident because we can control the outcome through our habits and the protective gear we buy, right? We don’t stress overmuch about choking on […]
Continue reading It Galls Me To Tell You This
June 25, 2010 8 Comments
My gall bladder is functioning at only 3%. This is apparently not uncommon for someone who went through chemotherapy and lost so much weight so quickly. The extreme punishment my body endured through cancer treatments was not without consequence. My gall bladder was damaged and has since deteriorated. Lovely. Let me start from the beginning. […]
Continue readingCancer, Scars, and Airport Shuttles
June 21, 2010 0 Comments
I flew to Washington, DC today. Again. It’s what I do. Working for Hooah, I get the opportunity to fly up here a couple of times each month. I work with my clients, my team, and enjoy a town I love dearly. This week, I am lucky enough that my lovely wife, Carey, is able […]
Continue readingHead and Neck Cancer Radiation Treatments Can Cause Hypothyroidism
April 1, 2010 2 Comments
I have just been diagnosed with a condition called hypothyroidism.
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