Steph’s GEE Spot

I recently finished the book entitled “It’s Not About the Bike – My Journey Back to Life” by Lance Armstrong.  I feel that I should share it with you.  Lance Armstrong is a well renowned cyclist.  He broke a lot of records and won a Tour De France prior to his cancer, and went on to win four more Tour De France titles after he survived cancer. 

Personally, I have a friend who’s just 30, married only a few years and have a less than a year old baby daughter.  He was diagnosed a few months ago with stage 3 sinus cancer.  It’s a good thing he came from a well-off family but still, he seems to be on the losing end in his battle with cancer.  Results don’t look good.

Another good friend of mine suffered a heart attack a few weeks back at the age of 32 – it killed him instantly. 

It almost seems like it’s the “IN” thing today.  I hear stories like these here and there, but still, nothing had prepared me for the shocking news of good friends becoming victims to these deadly diseases.

Reading this book will help you understand more, what some, if not all, cancer patients go through.  It is a very personal insight into how Lance felt before, during and after his diagnosis.  One minute he felt like he’s on top of the world, the next minute everything came crashing down – hard.  Learn how he used his strength as a cyclist to battle his cancer.  Even at his weakest point, he sets goals to achieve – and that’s what kept him going.  I’m very positive you will gain a lot of insights – in terms of the business (by battling your own fears) and about cancer in general.

It will also motivate you as you learn how persistent he was in his goal to win the Tour De France.

I know some of you are not avid readers of any kind of book, but this book is extremely easy to read, it’s just like listening to a friend tell you a story.  I laughed and cried a couple of times reading through it.  Who knows, maybe after reading this book, you find you have the knack for reading after all.  J  I have the book in Microsoft reader format.  If you want a copy, just let me know and I can send it to your personal email so as not to clog everyone’s inbox.  Other than that, if you want a paper copy, well, I’m not gonna send that over to you, ha ha  I’m sure you can find it in bookstores near you.  J

Oh by the way, I think I should mention also that there’s a lot that you can learn also about IVF (In-vitro fertilization), again, I don’t mean for yourself, but you can very well pass on the information to some of your friends.  J

Happy reading!

To a long, healthy and meaningful life,
Steph

My latest tv channel addiction is Discovery Channel and Zone Reality.

Some of my faves in Zone Reality channel:

-          America’s Dumbest Criminals

o        This is really funny.  Some people can be sooooo D-U-M-B.  Ha ha ha  I can definitely be so much better at being a criminal than these guys ever will be.  =P

-          Amazing People

o        They show different kinds of amazing people, from someone who makes sculptures out of butter, someone who had survived 4 lightning hits, someone who invents all sorts of bicycle, etc.

Discovery Channel I don’t have to explain I guess.  I love the diversity of their shows.  I just watched something fascinating tonight.  In —, hmmm, where was the place?  Ha ha ha  there goes my memory.  Ha ha  Anyway, somewhere out there, there was a kid who had a big tummy ever since he was born.  But since the parents didn’t think that it’s a sickness or anything, they thought that it’s perfectly normal for a kid to have a big tummy and it will just go away as he grows up.  But when he was 7 years old, one day in school he suddenly had difficulty breathing and feels so much pain in his tummy.  The school doctor sensed that something was wrong, immediately sent the kid to the nearest hospital. 

When the kid was x-rayed, it showed that he had a big cyst in his tummy.  They quickly operated on him.  Needless to say, they had difficulty operating because they have to be careful of connecting nerves and stuff.  But they were finally able to do everything right.

Afterwards, they opened up the cyst and found a thing inside.  It had so much hair, had feet and hands and something of a face.  It’s scary looking.  The father didn’t even want to see it.  The mother did but after a few minutes of looking at it cried and walked away.  The kid had ‘something’ living inside him for 7 years!!! 

You can find the full story at: http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/science/medicine/bodyshock.html