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Last year, I rode in Cycle for Survival, and helped raise over $15 million for cancer. You guys helped by donating over $2,000. This year, it’s even more personal. As you know, I lost my beloved dog Kobe to cancer last Fall. Meanwhile, my friend David Weekly lost his mother, and his brother is now … Continue reading Fight Cancer, Get My Time
The effects of the passage of time on grief are both good and bad. The good is that the more time passes since the tragedy, the less you think of it. The bad is that the more time passes, the less you remember the good things. While being reminded of Kobe caused a twinge of … Continue reading 32 Things that remind me of Kobe
Recently Lindsey Mead Russell, my friend and business school classmate, and I both lost someone very dear to us. Lindsey’s 94 year old grandfather died in August and my beloved 12 year-old dog Kobe passed away in September. What they had in common were long, full lives and relatively short illnesses at the end. After … Continue reading Life, Loss, Love
It’s amazing how so many of the important elements of our lives are completely unintentional. As my family and I grieve for Kobe, most of the sharpest pangs seem to be hitting us when we least expect it. For example, I know that I’ll be thinking of Kobe during the time that I would take … Continue reading The Power Of The Unintentional
It is with great sadness that I report that our beloved dog, Kobe, passed away this morning. We’ve known this day was coming, ever since her cancer diagnosis back in March. At the time, her oncologist told us she probably had about a month or two to live, and we decided to love her as … Continue reading Kobe Yeh (2000 – 2012)
Say “Cheese,” Kobe!
As regular readers know, I’ve been dealing with my dog Kobe’s cancer for the past few weeks. On Friday, I found out that her cancer was inoperable, and that there wasn’t a realistic chance for an extended remission. After talking with a number of friends (I want to single out Don Yates, Jeff Nolan, Jackie … Continue reading Letting Go
As I reported last week, my dog Kobe has cancer. Today, the oncologist took some more ultrasounds and concluded that her tumor is inoperable. The main possibility that remains is radiation therapy; while there can be painful side effects, it has a chance of shrinking the tumor and giving her more time, though it is … Continue reading Kobe Update
I’m seldom at a loss for words, but I’ve been unable to come up with a good way of writing about this topic, so I’ll just begin. Yesterday, I found out that my beloved dog Kobe has metastatic cancer. Kobe is a healthy and vigorous 11 1/2–whenever I’m walking her and someone asks how old … Continue reading My Dog Is Dying