Dave Taylor
What I learned from dying; Just a little bit more
Tuesday I was tired, like, can’t sit up straight tired. I was on the sofa leaning over, struggling to seem like I was even alert. Truth be told, I stay that tired most of the time, but this time it turned into a lesson that I thought I’d learned years ago and apparently hadn’t: a…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; False alarms
This week I learned a little bit about false alarms and being falsely alarmed. Last week I was unable to receive my chemo treatments for stage four esophageal cancer because my white blood count was too low. That, at least to me, was alarming. Until that point all of my blood work had come back…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; How to live intentionally
I learned two lessons this week in two very different ways. First, I learned that when faced with a dire situation like stage 4 cancer, I must live very intentionally and choose each day – and each moment – to not let it overwhelm me. Second, I learned that when dry heaving into a trash…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; I’m weaker than my woman
I learned a humiliating fact about myself a couple of days ago. I’m weaker than my girlfriend. I’ve always considered myself stronger than I looked, even now, so although I’ve lost around 90 lbs from my usual weight I felt like my core strength was still in there somewhere, even if it were hiding pretty…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Good news and bad news
My long promised update is finally here and it’s a mixture of good news and bad news. The good news is that my cancer spots are shrinking, some of them substantially, but the bad news is that in finding out the spots were shrinking I found out there were more of them than I realized.…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Time flies when you’re… living
I’m beginning to embrace my new, sickly lifestyle. I’m driving with my bright red handicapped parking pass dangling from my rear view mirror and I’ve found a freeing new excuse for all occasions: “Hey, I’m dying. What do you expect?” Who can argue with that? No one, that’s who. Life is funny but dying can…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Cancer doesn’t stop real life from happening
I got a fairly harsh reminder this week that just because I have something bad going on, the world, and other bad things, keep on going too. Last Thursday I got a call from the Lewisport police saying that someone had broken out several windows, cut and stolen copper wiring and pipe and stolen equipment…
Read MoreDal-Tile office building vandalized
In early June of this year an unknown number of vandals broke into the former Dal-Tile office building located at 655 Melanie Drive in Lewisport, and stole several items. The thieves stole a Great Circle brand wood chipper, as well as lots of copper wiring and piping. Dave Taylor and his sister Georgia own the…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Living with cancer is honestly great
Having cancer has been great. Yes, I just said that having cancer has been great. Perhaps I could qualify that statement by saying that dying from cancer has been crappy, but living with it has been a genuine blessing. I’ve felt better the past week or so, including this week when I’m typing this with…
Read More“Go Fund Me” for News Editor, Dave Taylor
The “Go Fund Me” page for Dave Taylor is currently being shared on Facebook and also on the Hancock Clarion’s website: hancockclarion.com The normal cost of chemo is around $10,000 per month. The goal is to help raise $100,000 for Taylor’s chemo treatments. Taylor is the News Editor for the Hancock Clarion. The Clarion is…
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