http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress PMP Blog by Kevin and Friends Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:38:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to PMP Awareness Blog Why are we here, doing what we are doing?Hello, I am Bob Peterson and along with my friend Kevin Kersey will be hosting / moderating / writing pieces that we hope will motivate you to respond and participate in this blog. As time goes along ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=6 I hope all of you have had a blessed Christmas and Hannukah season. We certainly have here.This blog entry deals with taking control and being aggressive in fighting PMP and it's related diseases. While the words taking, aggressive and fighting aren't exactly in the holiday spirit, they need ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=8 Hi, my name is Kevin and I'm a cancer survivor. A little about me. I was diagnosed in Oct 2003 after an emergency surgery for severe abdominal pains. Up until then, I had been feeling fine. Even that morning, I felt great. Then all of a sudden, WHAM!! After 15 hours ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=9 I was amazed when I read this article about us not getting enough vitamin D. We are always told to keep out of the sun's deadly rays, but in the process we don't get the vitamin D that we need. It turns out that vitamin D can help prevent certain ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=10 Having cancer sucks. Ain’t no two ways about it. But that doesn’t mean you can’t keep your sense of humor and laugh along the way. Sometimes you laugh at jokes that you make and sometimes you laugh at your circumstances or what has happened to you. As for me, being ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=11 Kevin's last entry on "Sometimes you just gotta laugh" got me to thinking about the importance of maintaining an overall positive attitude in this fight with PMP.I've never really thought of myself as real positive thinker. In fact the cynical/sarcastic Bob uses the line "expect the worst, you will ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=12 This was not going to be a subject matter that I was going to post on PMPAwareness, but considering how meaningful this week has been and will continue to be to me I've decided to write on the positive aspects of support communities, be they here, work, family or friends ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=13 As some of you may know, Bob Peterson, the other "blogger" on this site passed away this morning. The following is from his family, We are writing to let you know that Bob passed away this morning. His passing was peaceful and he was surrounded by his family, just as ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=14 It's strange. Before I was diagnosed with cancer, I couldn't care less about my birthday, but now, it's something to look forward to. Why? Because every birthday now, means I made it one more year after being told I had cancer. But that's not the only milestone now. Oct. 8th is ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=15 While we were on our cruise last week, my sister played a song for me by Tim McGraw called "Live Like You Were Dyin'". The song has now become one of my favourite songs. If you have never heard it before, you should check it out. If you aren't a ... http://pmpawareness.org/WordPress/?p=16