Lessons of colon cancer:Life = Love + Care + Knowledge

Last week our NYC commish announced that he would participate in the 4-mile New York Colon Cancer Challenge, which occurred yesterday. He would be running in support of his best friend Ben Kim who, at the tender of age of 33 and otherwise healthy with no symptoms of anything, had been diagnosed with Stage II (very beatable) colon cancer only several weeks before.

These things always put life in perspective. All of a sudden, all the problems our NYC commish had on his plate seemed so trivial in comparison to what his buddy had to deal with. Appreciation for the gifts of our lives, the relationships we have, the very earth we walk on, became more apparent.

When an obstacle so ominous as cancer gets in the way, sometimes it's like Life is all about Love, Care, and Knowledge. Here are some starting points to Life -- be they through the doorway of Love, Care, or Knowledge -- with a heavy hoop flavor...

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