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Saturday, December 6, 2014

What Happens in Vegas...

It has been said that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" however, I hope that what happened this last week at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society South-West Regional Conference gets spread around the country!


Amanda and I were privileged to speak to a number of regional representatives that participated in raising money for the research that saved my life in Philadelphia. We hope they were able to see that the work they do does make a difference and in a very personal way.

Relaxing in our hotel room after the speech.

Amanda spoke first and already had the room applauding before I began. We shared how we met, the shock of being diagnosed with cancer, and the revolutionary t-cell treatment I took part in. I even played a couple of songs on my guitar. I was asked to post the lyrics to the song I wrote entitled, Miles 2 Give:

Last night I witnessed love and charity
I wondered how I would return the kindness I’d received
I found it’s not a debt I’m to repay, but rather how I choose to live each coming day

In this life we all have miles to go
Some move fast and some move slow
Be grateful to your maker that you live
And find within your soul that you have miles to give

Give your time, give your love
You’ll find out you’ve got enough
Be a friend, be sincere
Perfect love cast out all fear

No one ever left this world regretting their kind deeds
Or wishing they had spent less time serving those in need

In this life we all have troubling times
Don’t give up be strong and just keep on trying
Give thanks for every breath that lets you live
And find within yourself that you have miles to give

Give your time, give your love
You’ll find out you’ve got enough
Be a friend, be sincere
Perfect love cast out all fear

When dark clouds fill up your sky and rain begins to fall
Remember there’s a glorious light still shining above it all

In this life we all have miles to go
Some move fast and some, they move a little bit more slow
Be grateful to your maker that you live

And find within your soul that you have miles to give