Here is Dr. Sanjay Gupta's extraordinarily moving special about me, my cancer, and THE COUNCIL OF DADS. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll not believe what was in my leg or that I'm riding a bike again. CNN Presents: DADS FOR MY DAUGHTERS....
From the New York Daily News. Bruce Feiler's twin daughters, Eden and Tybee, were 3 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in 2008. Just days afterward, the best-selling Brooklyn author came up with the idea of asking six friends to look...
Mom of osteosarcoma survivor -- and Canadian hero -- Terry Fox carries Olympic flag in Opening Ceremony. Terry ran a marathon with a prosthetic leg! A great moment for all sarcoma survivors!!! Read his amazing story here. ...
One-year ago today I was leaving the hospital after my 50th night in less than 150 days. Today, I sat on a stationary bike in a darkened room with over 100 other riders and pedaled for over half an hour. I spent the...
A big milestone around here. One year ago I was just retuning from two weeks in the hospital following a 15-hour surgery to remove my left femur, replace it with titanium, relocate my fibula from my calf to my thigh, and cut out a...
Dear Friends and Family, The morning sun is shimmering off Snug Harbor this week and the skies over Cape Cod are as bountiful as the blueberries our girls picked this morning. The clear days and fresh fields are a welcome relief from a long spell...
Dear Friends and Family, The cheery clarion of sun wakes us up most mornings these days and lingers well past dinnertime, though chilly showers still puddle the ground and keep our coats and mittens close by. But the pear tree across the street has just...
Dear Friends and Family, Relentless torments of snow and ice have battered Brooklyn in recent weeks, leaving the streets and sidewalks a chalky, salty mess and our creative ways of keeping kids occupied while indoors tapped out long ago. But even as winter slogs toward...
Dear Friends and Family, Waves of wind, rain, and Arctic chill have passed through Brooklyn in recent weeks and the leaves are finally off the giant maple tree that shades our tiny backyard. With the shortened days and vagaries of a brownstone heating, we now...
Dear Friends and Family, Even as summer drifted from view, September was the most beautiful month we have seen for some time in Brooklyn, with bright skies, clear nights, and just a hint of coolness in the air. We are beginning to get whiffs of...