Why John Wayne...

I have always been a big fan of John Wayne, he stood for America. He was always out spoken, stood for right and was the first person that I had heard that had cancer. I’ve used a lot of his quotes from various movies over the years as well as some of his other quotes. When I was diagnosed with cancer I thought of “The Shootist”, I quoted a few lines that Jimmy Stewart said to John Wayne in the movie. Kathy found no humor it it at all.  She finally watched the movie at elk camp.



I consider my self a might lucky man, though I’ve been gutted like a fish, poison though the many chemo cocktails; lose of my hair and the rest of my body just falling a part. I still have a wife that adored me, a family that I love and may friends that truly care.

I recall after I was diagnosed with the reoccurrence talking to Dr. Eyring. He said that he was a movie guy and that I need to go see the “Dead Poets Society” and “The Bucklist”. I told him that I never had the ambition to watch “The dead Poets Society”, but have watched “The Bucketlist” anf the first item on my Bucklist was hunting Grizzly Bear with nothing but a knife. Joe stated that that was a pretty short list.

I’ve tried to keep a sense of humor and light heartiness though my fight with cancer. I realize that I can not go out in a blaze of glory at the local saloon in a gun fight, but I can go out like good old Queen Vic with pride, style and dignity.