Didn't get to watch it...tried to reschedule my doctors appointment around it but my wife looked like she was going to punch me. She was like, "You dumbass, you have a brain tumor...you can't just be rescheduling radiation treatment for some stupid sport." As I started to break down what Beat the Streets was, getting to see young talent against the foreigners and the straight up beauty and ferocity of a Jordan Burroughs double, or to be on the ground floor of what might be another American superstar in J'Den Cox...I started but then I saw the fear in her eyes and realized it wasn't time to be funny.
Yes folks, I do have a brain tumor (which might explain a few things...haha). Good news is, if one is going to get one, this is the one to have because the type all tends to be benign. It's just in a weird location, close to my brainstem so they are going to try and shrink the bastard. My Doc, who is a straight up assassin said cutting it out would be less beneficial than this so here we are. Who am I to argue with the guy who took the bullet out of Gabby Giffords brain? I hit the neurosurgeon lottery. So I'm in good hands and have my last treatment tomorrow. So far, had a bad ear ache/headache, puked a few times, and feel run down...so basically just like the day before weigh ins
Why share it on an anonymous message board? Thought about that myself. Not even a lot of my family/friends know...people have shit to deal with and I don't need to add mine to their pile. I think maybe its because most of you, being former wrestlers, have faced adversity and that's a type of commonality I respect. Sure, we all lose people...its part of living. Most of that is out of our control. But I have been thinking a lot about my days on the mat lately, mediocre as they were, and think its that foundation that the sport gave me to keep getting up, take my lumps and keep moving forward. It's finding out that a undefeated three time state champ decided to move up to your weight and you get to be the first one to wrestle him in the dual. Kick in the nuts at first...but then you start working it in your head, focusing on your strengths, and start thinking about winning. No difference. Really puts things in perspective. Needless to say, I am not going to miss any more NCAA tournaments Life is too short.
Yes folks, I do have a brain tumor (which might explain a few things...haha). Good news is, if one is going to get one, this is the one to have because the type all tends to be benign. It's just in a weird location, close to my brainstem so they are going to try and shrink the bastard. My Doc, who is a straight up assassin said cutting it out would be less beneficial than this so here we are. Who am I to argue with the guy who took the bullet out of Gabby Giffords brain? I hit the neurosurgeon lottery. So I'm in good hands and have my last treatment tomorrow. So far, had a bad ear ache/headache, puked a few times, and feel run down...so basically just like the day before weigh ins
Why share it on an anonymous message board? Thought about that myself. Not even a lot of my family/friends know...people have shit to deal with and I don't need to add mine to their pile. I think maybe its because most of you, being former wrestlers, have faced adversity and that's a type of commonality I respect. Sure, we all lose people...its part of living. Most of that is out of our control. But I have been thinking a lot about my days on the mat lately, mediocre as they were, and think its that foundation that the sport gave me to keep getting up, take my lumps and keep moving forward. It's finding out that a undefeated three time state champ decided to move up to your weight and you get to be the first one to wrestle him in the dual. Kick in the nuts at first...but then you start working it in your head, focusing on your strengths, and start thinking about winning. No difference. Really puts things in perspective. Needless to say, I am not going to miss any more NCAA tournaments
Life is too short.
