Living with brain cancer
To all of my Balinese friends: Â Selamat hari raya Nyepi! This Saturday all of Bali will celebrate Nyepi, the Balinese new year. Â After thanksgiving it is probably one of my favorite holidays. Â Nyepi, also known as the "day of silence", is 24 hours of self contemplation. Â In the months leading up to Nyepi, kids in …
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While I was wandering around Banda Neira in the Banda Islands, I came across these kids playing in the trees.  They clambered around the trees and barrels as they enjoyed a quick photo shoot.  They serve as a great reminder to find joy in the simple things of life...and that tree climbing is fun no matter …
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11 years ago, the Patriots won the Super Bowl just two weeks before my surgery. A year into my successful recovery, the Patriots won again. 11 years later, and just a week before I begin treatment, the Patriots are Super Bowl champions...perhaps a hopeful serendipity?! Hoping the pattern continues, and that next year I am …
In the craziness of figuring out all of my medical treatments, I have forgotten to post Past Inspiration photos every Thursday. This morning as the sun was rising on my way to another appointment, my mom and I passed a snowy field covered with a thick layer of fog. It reminded me of my favorite …
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My family and I at my favorite place in Bali.  As we begin this new year, what gives me strength and hope is my family. They are the ones who continue to inspire me to push forward and accomplish my new year's resolution - to open up to support and be vulnerable.
In my first post to my Past Inspiration photo series, I've chosen this photo of two boys passing by on their boat at Inle Lake in Myanmar during the end of my Luce scholarship year. It reminds me to appreciate what I have, and to find joy everyday in life. I hope you all have a …
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Jeremy's Journey 