Overcoming the Odds
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This is my story of triumphs over cancer, life-threatening brain surgery - twice and obesity!”),
Keith Guernsey
Keith D. Guernsey is retired and living on Lake Lanier with his lovely wife Susan and his four-footed son Harley (who really is the king of this castle!). He had a 40 year career in sales and sales management with Comcast, Motorola and Cahners Publishing. Susan and I are proud to announce the birth of our first grandchild, Harrison Anthony "Harry" Guernsey to our son Keith and daughter-in-law Kate.
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Overcoming the Odds - Keith Guernsey
OVERCOMING THE ODDS
OVERCOMING THE ODDS
THIS IS MY STORY OF TRIUMPHS OVER
CANCER, LIFE-THREATENING BRAIN SURGERY
TWICE AND OBESITY!
THIS IS MY STORY OF TRIUMPHS OVER
CANCER, LIFE-THREATENING BRAIN SURGERY
TWICE AND OBESITY!
KEITH D. GUERNSEY
KEITH D. GUERNSEY
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About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Acknowledgments
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
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This Can’t Happen to Me
2. Back to Work
3. Meeting My Soul Mate
4. Not Again
5. ‘Roid Rage—It’s Real!
6. Retirment is Sweet
7. Back in the Gym
8. Reality Sets in….Hard!
9. Now it’s Harleys Turn
10. It’s Real—Let’s Beat it!
11. My Surgery Day has Arrived
12. It’s Finally Over and I Won!!
This Can’t Happen to Me
2. Back to Work
3. Meeting My Soul Mate
4. Not Again
5. ‘Roid Rage—It’s Real!
6. Retirment is Sweet
7. Back in the Gym
8. Reality Sets in….Hard!
9. Now it’s Harleys Turn
10. It’s Real—Let’s Beat it!
11. My Surgery Day has Arrived
12. It’s Finally Over and I Won!!
"I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill
you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you
find the strength you never knew you had."
"I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill
you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you
find the strength you never knew you had."
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
For my grandson Harry, the apple of my eye
For my grandson Harry, the apple of my eye
This book is dedicated to everyone who wants or needs to
overcome adversity in their lives. You need to start by
striking the words, can't
, won't
and quit
from your
vocabulary. If I can do it, you can too!
This book is dedicated to everyone who wants or needs to
overcome adversity in their lives. You need to start by
striking the words, can't
, won't
and quit
from your
vocabulary. If I can do it, you can too!
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
THIS CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME
THIS CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME
I WAS 44 and what I thought I was reasonably healthy. Or at
least as healthy as a perpetually overweight, party-hardy kinda
guy could be.
Then reality set in. It was early 1995 and my girlfriend Kath‐
leen was complaining that I was having trouble hearing her. I
made light of it by telling her I didn't want to be interrupted
watching my beloved Pats to do my household chores (which
those who know me will tell you I'm lousy at anyways!) Fortu‐
nately, she persisted and the bad news was about to get worse.
After many rounds of tests, it was determined that I had a benign
brain tumor called an Acoustic Neuroma on my eighth cranial
nerve (left side). I had no idea what any of this medical mumbo
jumbo meant, but I knew it wasn't good. After the first several
rounds of tests proved inconclusive, my doctor told me that I
needed any MRI to see what was really going on. I had never had
one but from all the negative things that I heard about this test I
knew it would not be a lot of fun. I remember driving down 93
south to Stoneham Massachusetts to see what fate had in store for
me. Little did I know that what was about to happen was worse
I WAS 44 and what I thought I was reasonably healthy. Or at
least as healthy as a perpetually overweight, party-hardy kinda
guy could be.
Then reality set in. It was early 1995 and my girlfriend Kath‐
leen was complaining that I was having trouble hearing her. I
made light of it by telling her I didn't want to be interrupted
watching my beloved Pats to do my household chores (which
those who know me will tell you I'm lousy at anyways!) Fortu‐
nately, she persisted and the bad news was about to get worse.
After many rounds of tests, it was determined that I had a benign
brain tumor called an Acoustic Neuroma on my eighth cranial
nerve (left side). I had no idea what any of this medical mumbo
jumbo meant, but I knew it wasn't good. After the first several
rounds of tests proved inconclusive, my doctor told me that I
needed any MRI to see what was really going on. I had never had
one but from all the negative things that I heard about this test I
knew it would not be a lot of fun. I remember driving down 93
south to Stoneham Massachusetts to see what fate had in store for
me. Little did I know that what was about to happen was worse
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OVERCOMING THE ODDS
OVERCOMING THE ODDS
than I ever could have imagined! The very pleasant young techni‐
cian pointed to a long, cylindrical (and very confining!) tube and
said "just hop up on this