CHE-MOment
Life Lessons, Facing Death, and Surviving Cancer (AML M2) Leukemia and beyond. A Medical Rep’s story of how FAITH, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, and EXERCISE can beat the odds.
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina - 11/11/11 Reality slapped me in the face like Don Corleone in The Godfather slaps Johnny Fontaine and says “You can act like a man - what’s the matter with you?” I just found out that I was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) at 4:00pm on Friday, November 11, 2011. I just completed two surgeries to remove squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils and papillary carcinoma of the left and right thyroid. The flurry of news hit me dead in the chest! I was freaking out and felt like my world just collapsed. I mean come on - I just finished fighting cancer for eight months and thought that my battle was complete. Do I have enough in the tank to battle AML and a stem cell transplant? AML can take up to two years to cure and the odds for survival are devastatingly low. My story will soon unfold before you. “And in the end it's not the years in your life that count; it's the life in your years.” We all have key moments in our lives that serve as wake-up calls or warning signs that our life is on the wrong path. One of my CHE-MOments in life was the day I looked back on my journey and realized that my cancers were all signs that my life had spun out of control. I focused on many of the wrong aspects of life. I worried about all the small stuff, instead of enjoying the big picture and what life had to offer. This book was written to serve as a survival guide for beating cancer and or other devastating diseases, moreover, serve as a reminder that living life is more valuable than cruising through focusing on all the wrong things. This book is also dedicated to everyone that has been touched by cancer, to everyone that is fighting cancer, and to everyone that lost their battle to cancer. I am a survivor of four cancers including AML (Acute Myelogenous Leukemia) M2 with a three-way translocation. My journey has been two years, and there is no doubt that my battle is in my rearview mirror today.
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Life Lessons, Facing Death, and Surviving Cancer (AML M2) Leukemia and beyond. A Medical Rep’s story of how FAITH, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, and EXERCISE can beat the odds.
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Chris J. Hamilton, was born in Boynton Beach, Florida and currently lives in Southern Pines, North Carolina. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. He majored in International Marketing. He is a fourtime cancer survivor including AML M2 Leukemia. The Author worked for medical companies such as Johnson & Johnson and Covidien. While he is not writing, he enjoys fly fishing, ocean fishing, surfing, rock climbing, the fi nancial markets, and living life to the absolute fullest. CHE-MOment came to him as a way to pay-it-forward. His main goal is to reach as many cancer patients as he can, so that he can make a difference in their lives. Being a volunteer has it rewards. Although, the reach or affect is minimal compared to writing a book that could ultimately help thousands of cancer patients. This book was also written to help people going through life altering events as well. Chris’ hope is that you get many inspiring ideas from his book, and he looks forward to your comments. Thank you for buying a copy of CHE-MOment. A portion of the proceeds will be going towards the following foundations: * The Bone Marrow Foundation in New York, NY * The Cancer Care Fund with The Foundation of First Health in Pinehurst, NC * UNC Lineberger Cancer Hospital Patients Fund in Chapel Hill, NC * National Marrow Donor Program, Minneapolis, MN