Author: Timstrong

Back in June 2006, the summer before my senior year of high school I started this rollercoaster ride and was diagnosed with Leukemia. Then fast forward two years of treatment with chemo and a few hip surgeries including having both my hips replaced. I still managed to graduate high school in 2007 while fighting cancer and treating. I took 2 years college tuition as my make a wish and determined right there that I was going to beat cancer and be a college graduate. But little did I know that I was going to have another fight with cancer in the form of brain tumor come May 2013. A Grade II astrocytoma to be precise. I ended up having to put college on the back burner to fight this battle and I came out on top again. Now what brings me to why I'm starting this blog. I recently managed to fulfill my dream and graduated college on May 9th 2018. Unfortunately only to find out the very next day that my tumor had come back and appeared to be a higher grade.

Being Single or Dating While Battling Cancer

I honestly feel amazing. Life has been good for me this past year. I’m making an impact. Inspiring so many. When I got his with this diagnosis a year ago I would have never thought I would feel like this both mentally and physically. Its amazing how far I have come. I smile so much […]

ABTA Conference Weekend

This was a one of a kind weekend where my mom and I got to share the spotlight. We had one session where we got to tell our story to about a group of 50 researchers. We were there to put a face to those Petri dishes they see all the time. They asked us […]

Chemo Hit Me Like a Bomb This Round

I don’t even know how to put this in terms I want to say. I feel in a way defeated this week, My body needed a lot of rest. My mind needed rest. Everything seems to be taking its toll. Today has been mentally a rough one. The realization of being stuck at home, being […]

Say What!!!

The day started off with a bang. Early morning phone call from the hospital to change my appointment time to earlier. They kept telling my mother on the phone it wasn’t because of my MRI but they didn’t say why the time change. We went in for the new time but with the mind in […]

Quick August Update

The world wind of my life continues. I am kinda at a loss with what to talk about. August has been a pretty chill month with not much happening. My birthday and my mothers birthday was this month. Other than that I have stayed in milwaukee most the month. My mother hit the big 60 […]

Who’s Gon Stop Me!!

I just can’t contain myself. I know it’s not a full year yet. But the change I see. All over. Even in my face. The left looks like a face of a defeated man. The right is a thriving man. I flipped the script and decided it was time to fight like hell to live. […]

Change The World- One person at a Time

July has been a world wind. With travel, camp,media events, and making impacts wherever I am. Whether I’m at home in Milwaukee WI, or Washington D.C. Today I’m in Orange County California to meet with others that are truly effected by GBM. We have an event called “Life on play day” At the start of […]