my Vegas trip ..............
my wonderful sister set me up with tickets on Southwest. i had not flown since 1998, and was expecting a horrible experience with the TSA.. i had my food , and my merch ( magnets & lug nuts with wires stuck in them, and DVDs ) , and some clothes. they opened it up in Indy , and looked a bit , and it was ok to go. my guitar was "checked " and went into the underbelly.. i took the old black one, just in case............ i brought some hemp/flax/seed granola with raisins, 6 bananas, and 2 avocados , for 30 hours , and my vitamins. i chugged a big 'ole jar of carrot juice , right before i walked into the airport..
bottle of water $ 2.56
the plane was packed, but it was pleasant , 4 hours , and i slept some ..
landing is always a good thing .. yay ..
they broke my guitar case in one spot ,, and they did open it also , so good thing i had old Blackie in there.. the wasburn might have been another story.
free shuttle to the Hilton Gardens. $ 2 tip . 85 and sunny !!! palm trees everywhere , super cool .. not close to "the Strip" , but just across the street from the venue.. my Vegas contact Matt , was a brain injury survivor, i will blog about his story another time, it is unbelievable . He was so inspiring,, the minute i started talking to him. we hung out till show time.
Deborah, the show organizer was another amazing person . I'm so lucky to have met the people involved with the show.
they truely were survivors,, i felt like a puss,, all i did , actually since July, was eat vegetables . and complain
The Copa Room ,, super swanky, and the event was powerfully positive. more than fantastic.
after the show we chatted more, their stories were mind-blowing
went to bed, got up at 9,, had my last avocado, one banana and some granola.. ..
talked to Matt a bit more , and caught the shuttle back to the airport at 10 am $ 2 tip
breezed right through TSA in Vegas, kinda empty plane, left Vegas at 12:45 , and landed in Indy at 7 :20
they broke the guitar case , again, in another spot.. damn..
trip review - wonderful .. erased my "fear" of the flying experience, and being away from my Juicer & home.
spent $ 6 .56
to make wonderful better . yes that's right , to make the trip even more fantastic - an old friend who i had not seen or talked with for may years was in Indy , near the airport, with 2 other old friends, and they picked me up .. we got to visit for a few hours
when he called and we knew we could meet up, i said i had something that might kinda blow their minds...
minds blown ...indeed..
before i said anything about my deal, i asked them , how do i look ?? ...... besides the small amount of gray hair - almost exactly the same. it's been 14 years
we took a group photo, i told them , in the future ,, when you look at this , if i start to fade out of it,, call me , and i'll eat some broccoli real quick.
my life is so much better than compared to last April / may.
the diet has helped ,, but it's the loving people who have carried me along , is what has really fixed me.
health report
attitude . new - recharged
pain . .oo1
strength top notch
overall 9.5
i craved the carrot juice , and the vegetables , even just for those 30 hours.. yesterday - drank a big jug , and had this fruit lunch today .. feeling like a Top Fuel Dragster
one apple - THE WHOLE thing - yes the core and SEEDS
one banana
one cup of fresh pineapple
cilantro
try the cilantro on some fruit .. it's good for you , and you'll go
hmmmmmmm that's pretty good
one of the kids at work asked me to sum up what i've been through, the shortest version possible --
i got cancer, mentally screwed, changed my diet, now i'm all better - 10 months
so that's where i'm at now .
no fear from cancer , kinda like no fear from alcohol
a bit scared about the ordeal of flying to las vegas & back. it will be a neat 36 hour adventure
the sun is out , the season has changed , and i'm feeling great.
i'll be back to the show biz grindstone soon
thanks for continued good vibes
finally the warm weather has arrived ( maybe ) . i feel so much better outside. no computer , tv, .. the guitar goes outside , and every thing is fantastic. when i lived at 54th & primrose, a 4 way stop sign, i played guitar for hours in the yard , with esperanza sitting next to me. many of the people driving by would be freaked out, but lots of people honked and waved with big smiles..
i've been just relaxing lately, i don't feel super-creative, so i'm enjoying life in 24 hour segments. for years i've been going full blast towards some comic goal, and i'm learning how to less-stress that adventure.
felling good, everything is a ok !
weight 148
strength ++
pain .03
attitude better
overall 9.2
a year ago i was gearing up to retire, and try full time entertainment. this started the stress factor that ended up setting off my cancer explosion.
now i'm a chilled , smooth runnin' , no problems mon, holoholo type of guy
the dogs were going nuts the other night, an opossum was injured and in the next yard. i gave it some food & water, it's face was bloody, and it was moving really slow. the poor thing, for two days , it barely moved, so i kept feeding it . it had a pouch with some babies , and it just broke my heart. today , it was walking , slowly , but much better , and i saw one of the babies had died... i know they are ugly critters, i just had to help as much as possible.. i hope to shoo it away tonight, ZuZu wants to tunnel under the fence, and she can dig really fast..
i didn't get to go to New York, but i am going to Vegas at the end of the month to be in a "survivor" show .. a short talk about me and i get added to the comedy show too.
so i will have to face my fear of flying ( the germs on the plane, the TSA shake-down, and where's my food ? ) , man -up and become a big boy for a day .
thanks to the Food Angel again!! and to everyone else who has made my progress possible
i've had a pain in my back, and of course, my mind kicked into the what -if's,, but i figured it out - it's mopping the floors at work.. i need to teach a young kid how to . i'm too old for that stuff
i also figured out the granola mix i really liked had way too much sugar in it. it's been two weeks without any of that stuff, and some chubby weight melted off..
i'm also trying to cook less stuff, and consume more raw..
two thumbs up . !
9 month re-cap..
still feeling great
weight ..............149 average
pain................... minor to none , old neck stuff
strength............ very good
attitude ........... usually good , that's the fight now
tumor............... very small , super hard
overall ............ 9.0
if you ask me , i've got it whipped..
i have a new lifestyle, an anti- cancer diet ,along with my no alcohol or drugs. i am ready for a long life
i still have to avoid stress, breathe and think correctly
i am on a 70 year old program, and i am confident 100 %
what i think is what is most important. think good stuff , and good stuff happens..
and thank you to everyone sending good vibes, these are really healing me
March was brutal mentally .. i'm glad to be in april now, everything is looking great.
i backed off from the blog but i am back with a new attitude
i 've had a super bad case of the what-if's the last few days..
like what if i didn't get alkaline enough
or what if the cancer has spread into 100's of places
what if i was completely wrong with my treatment choice, and very soon all of my organs will be shutting down
i was doing so good, and one good mental glitch threw me back, way back ,, to having me think i was doomed again
i bounced back enough to write this report.
thanks for hanging in there with me
i just have to keep thinking of the correct stuff
health report
strength............ very good
attitude ............ not fantastic
pain ................. tiny . upper back
weight ............. 149
overall ............. 8.5 bummed about the what if's
the dogs are always happy. it's the simple life
