Don
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Retired Principal |
| Location | Kimberley, East Kootenays BC, Canada |
| Introduction | Diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma in December 2008 (an incurable bone cancer). Treatment was to remove three vertebrae and install titanium rods and screws to stabilize the spine. I am on the drugs Revlimid and Dexamethazone. I live life in the present moment and enjoy every day to the fullest. |
| Interests | Jazz piano, writing, Pen and ink and watercolour painting, snowshoeing, hunting, cyding, walking, my family and grandchildren. |
| Favorite movies | Trains, Planes and Automobiles (watch it every Thanksgiving). Braveheart, Notebook, Cinderella Man, Beautiful Minds. |
| Favorite music | Jazz, Misty, Satin Doll, anything by Errol Garner or Oscar Peterson |
| Favorite books | "Headwinds and Horizons - Australia Bike Challenge", my first book about a 6 month 16000km cycling circumnavigation of Australia. "The Challenge of Change", my second book about my journey with cancer and how to live a life with meaning and purpose. Murder mysteries and biographies. |