10 Dec A Happy Milestone
Four years to the month after the surgery that made this photo possible, I was touched to see this ad in the New York Times Magazine today. ...
03 May Paging Dr. Gupta! See Sanjay’s Special on THE COUNCIL OF DADS
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....
25 Apr 6 Good Men: The Council of Dads Adds a New Twist to Friendship
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...
03 Apr Yay Daddy!!
The ongoing miracles of a rebuilt leg. Today I completed my first HOPSCOTCH in two years! Here was my reward from my daughters. ...
01 Apr Am I Really a Modern-Day “Danny Ocean?”
The first review of THE COUNCIL OF DADS thinks so. (And I think they mean it as a compliment.) From Hemispheres. BRUCE FEILER—whose books have recounted his adventures teaching in Japan, joining the circus and, in the best-selling Walking the Bible, retracing...
12 Mar When Daddy Is Gone
I just read a beautiful essay by Kevin Helliker about the cost of losing a parent on young children. Interesting stat: Four percent of children lose a parent before age 15, usually a dad. I was surprised that figure was so low....
12 Feb Sarcomas at the Olympics!
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. ...
12 Feb Do you need a Council of Dads or Council of Moms?
Roy Bahat wonders, then doubts, then seems to inch up to the line. Michael Lazerow doesn't exactly say yes, but he's so enthusiastic maybe he's persuadable....
31 Jan Thank You For Survival
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...
26 Jan The First Review: “The Single Most Inspiring Book I’ve Ever Read”
Few things take my breath away completely, unexpectedly. This did. A few weeks ago I participated in a ceremony to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ. It seems that someone's stock truly went up that day! Today, one of the people I met that...
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