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“This is the story of how Dad lived with his lung cancer. But it is much more. Through his illness and the miracles we experienced, I came to see that Dad's was not just a journey. It was a journey home. Home to God. ”
― The Journey Home: My Father's Story of Cancer, Faith and Life-Changing Miracles
― The Journey Home: My Father's Story of Cancer, Faith and Life-Changing Miracles
“Without music, life would be a mistake.”
― Twilight of the Idols
― Twilight of the Idols
“The standard treatments for cancer are not meant to heal, but to destroy.”
― Cancer Is Not a Disease - It's a Survival Mechanism
― Cancer Is Not a Disease - It's a Survival Mechanism
“There was quite a lot of competitiveness about it, with everybody wanting to beat not only cancer itself, but also the other people in the room. Like, I realize that this is irrational, but when they tell you that you have, say, a 20 percent chance of living five years, the math kicks in and you figure that’s one in five . . . so you look around and think, as any healthy person would: I gotta outlast four of these bastards.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Cancer gave me an understanding of the point of all this. To survive. Most of our lives it is easy but for the moments when it becomes difficult, when accident or sickness or sadness strikes, it's just about remembering one thing. You must simply survive.”
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