Merry Christmas from WunderGlo!!

It's Christmas. A time for celebration. A time to be with family and friends. A time to give gifts and spread cheer. And it's also a time to reflect on the many gifts we don't receive under the tree -- the gifts we are lucky to have every day. It's pretty hard not to be grateful when you're WunderGlo since I've got so many special things and people in my life. It goes without saying that I'm blessed with a wonderful family, unique and loyal friends, admirable and supportive colleagues, an unbending faith in God and in the goodness of humanity, a strong body, a pretty clever mind, and brilliant doctors fully committed to keeping me on this planet as long as possible. And that's not even scratching the surface.

More than anything, though, I'm thankful for one simple thing.

I'm happy to be alive.

We hear people talk about harrowing tales of survival and use the phrase "lucky to be alive," but I know what that means first-hand. Last Christmas, I was facing down some pretty long odds of survival. I celebrated the day with family and friends, with hope and optimism in my heart, and with complete knowledge that between my docs, the Baby Jesus, and my own will to live, I was going to survive.

And here I am this year. Alive and well and really happy about it, acutely aware of how precious each moment of life is. The happiness I feel in my heart colors my days and gives each experience just that extra stroke of beauty that almost makes you want to cry. I still face some challenges ahead (since "the cancer" is not officially history), but I'm even more convinced that everything will work out just fine and, on top of that, I'll do great things and experience great things all the while. That's just the way things are in the land of WunderGlo, and that's just the way things will continue to be. 

With that, I'm off to enjoy the rest of the holiday with my family. Hope you're all loving life and having a great Christmas!