I’m not sure which is true. That I’m fine. Or that I am scared to death. I’m scared that something is going to go wrong and I’lll be feeling great …
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12/10/13 – 11:20AM Victory
It’s not yet 11AM, and while I usually write these things in the wee hours, there’s nothing that says I have to. Last night I slept. 3 times actually. Not …
12/6/13 4:00pm From Shaka to the Volleyball community
Damn all of you. Especially Phil, Rick, Willie, Scott, Steve, Miguel and anyone else that helped to spearhead a campaign to make me feel better while I’m in the hospital. …
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Moving towards change
The body adapts. That’s one of the most important concepts that I live by. The body adapts. It’s an amazing thing to observe. The body is a living, adapting, beautiful …
6 days of pain, confusion, reflection, and being reborn.
I have been trying to be good about the dates, and present things in order, but I honestly just can’t remember what day things happened exactly. I do know that …
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November 15 – The Verdict
Day 2 in the hospital, I wake up hooked to an IV machine, wondering when they are going to send me home. Medical staff keeps coming into the room, with …
11/14/13 – 5pm – Checking in. – Day 1
I went into the emergency room with my mother, and signed in, was told I would be called. They got me in pretty quickly, and I went to an interview …
10/08/13 – The Unthinkable Happens
On October 8th, something happened that made me completely rethink healing myself with pushups and denial. I went to the bathroom and looked down to find that my right testicle …
9/27/13 – Honduras, Beach, wasting away
I’m finally starting to feel better, it looks like the worst has passed. My next event was Sep 27, in Honduras and I was feeling a lot better. My flight went from …
8/28/13 – 4PM – The beginning
It hit me at 4pm on August 28th, 2013. While working as a photography assistant, loading in equipment, I got a sudden chill. I asked Phil, my roomate. Shaka:”Did the …