The Follow Up

First, Thanks to everyone who read my last blog and commented. It was great to see that this writing isn't just for my self amusement. So in case some of you don't follow the Toronto Argonauts, we played the "Think Pink" game and on the field it wasn't a great success as the team lost 31-24 to the Edmonton Eskimos, however it was definitely a see of pink. It was actually quite symbolic the way the team lost. Down 31-3 in the third quarter things were bleak and the stadium had already started to empty. Then things changed, call it a collapse of the Eskimos if you'd like but there are always two teams on the field and rather than letting the Eskimos finish them off, the Double Blue made a fight of it. They fought back from a 31-3 deficit to fall one play short of tying it. This is very similar to the battle one fights against this horrible disease. Many people diagnosed with this disease can simply let it take over, however I know all the people that have survived or succumbed to the disease never let it take over their lives. Fighting until the end. For all those fans that attended the game, Thanks for your support. For me, I did what I used to do a long time ago. I looked up to section 212 to imagine my parents sitting in their seats give me a wave of approval for the job we did on and off the field. Fittingly there was my moms name just beside the section. As the comment to my blog said,there are always angels watching over me.

In less than a week I will be participating in Movember and yes I'll be asked whats with the moustache, or told "looks like you have more hair on your face than on your head", "you look like an adult movie star". Despite this I will start a new form of support to help those battling prostate cancer.

My next blog I'll chat about my trips to high school football practice where I realized why I do what I do.