Dave Taylor
What I Learned From Dying: Marking history
Facing the potential end of your life has a way of making a person look back too, and I’ve been thinking this week about my years in journalism. I’ve been very blessed to be able to say I’ve had a career that I love and one that has been very fulfilling through the important stories…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; What kind of old man would I have been?
I often used to say that one thing that’s worse than getting old is not having the opportunity to get old, and now it seems I’m not going to get that chance myself. I’ve always wondered what kind of older man I would be. I planned to be a cool old guy, dressing in cool…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; It is well with my soul
I had a bit of a moment the other day and it has changed my daily life ever since and I feel like it’s worth sharing here. It boils down to this: no matter what happens with my cancer, things are going to work out great. I just happened to be listening to “Even If”…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Bed sores/You’ve gotta keep moving
I figured out recently that I have a bed sore. It turns out I’d had it for quite a while but I had largely ignored it, hoping that whatever it was would just go away. It got me thinking that my raw tailbone is a little like life – if you don’t keep moving things…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; I might be going bald
Soon, allegedly, the sun will feel a little hotter, breezes will be just a bit tougher to notice, and my shampoo bill will plummet. I’ve been told that on this new chemo treatment I have anywhere from a pretty good chance to a who knows how good a chance at losing my hair. I…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Now I lose my dog?
It’s been an excruciatingly long, hard week. On the same day that I finished up a column about how doctors considered my being alive a miracle, I had an appointment with my oncologist where one of the only things I remember him saying is “what we’re doing isn’t working anymore.” That means that Keytruda, the near-miracle…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; I’m supposed to be dead/I’m a miracle
As I was pushed outside last Saturday in a wheelchair, the bright, hot sun hit my face and I couldn’t help but get a little emotional. I wasn’t supposed to see another bright sunny day and I hadn’t really thought about it until then. You see, the Saturday before that my doctors were certain I…
Read More“Love me like I’m dying.”
As Dave Taylor has been in the hospital since last Thursday, September 16th, with minimal bouts of consciousness, I have offered to humbly guest author his column for this week. If you’ve read Dave’s columns over the last few months, you’ll find me mentioned throughout, although there was one edition, August 18th, he made me…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; I feel like I can’t do anything anymore
Legendary comic Norm Macdonald died this week after a secret battle with and undisclosed form of cancer. I found it very interesting that he chose to keep his diagnosis a secret from his fans and so many who knew him but in many way I completely understood. “He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; How do I say thank you?
I learned several things this week, but the main thing is I learned it’s impossible to sufficiently say thank you when you’re being overwhelmed with love and support from your community. My thank yous simply can’t keep up with the outpouring of love and support. From the first moment that people began to find out…
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