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    Good things about Cancer.

    April 14, 2016

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    Ben Dearman

     

    This is a post that should have gone out on Monday, but often my last three good days before my next fight are filled with last minute things, spending time with my family and just generally doing anything to keep my mind off the next fight.  

     

    Nothing....

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    Post Chemo Cycle 1

    March 17, 2016

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    Ben Dearman

    This blog is about my experience post initial chemo treatment.  My treatment is 6 cycles, a cycle is two treatments in 30 days, roughly one every 15 days.  Hence 6 months.

     

    Remember that time your hangover was so bad that you couldn’t move?  You would just puke eve...

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    I'm a Fitness Professional and I have Cancer - Part 2

    March 12, 2016

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    Ben Dearman

    UPDATE 3-12-2016

    I just want to say:

    I can't believe how many people I reached with my post.  Over 8500 people reached in less then 48 hours.  Thank you all for sharing my story!  I really didn't expect that.  I have blogs saved up because based on how I respond so far t...

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    5 Questions not to ask someone diagnosed with Cancer and the best question to ask them.

    March 9, 2016

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    Ben Dearman

    5 Questions not to ask someone diagnosed with Cancer.

     

    Dealing with Cancer is hard.  Let alone talking about it.  4 days after my first chemo treatment I couldn't even talk about anyting that had to do with Cancer.  I told everyone to ask me how my FIGHT was going and t...

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    I'm a Fitness Professional, and I have Cancer - Part 1

    March 1, 2016

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    Ben Dearman

    It all started with swelling in my head and neck any time I would shower, have sex, work out, put my head below my chest…basically anything that caused a lot of blood to go into my head. This started in late 2015. 

     

    To be honest, it was pretty pronounced swelling....

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    The predictability of fitness and health.

    May 28, 2016

    There's clarity in thinking slow - Chemo Brain.

    May 10, 2016

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