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By Bob on December 23, 2013 5:07 AM

Hemingway once said life's most exhilarating experience was to be shot at - and MISSED. I kinda know what the famous writer was talking about with one small exception. It's also pretty damn exhilarating to be shot at and HIT. 

Lemme 'splain.

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Prostate cancer HIT me almost 10 years ago. The reason I bring this up is because in a few weeks I'll reach a major milestone in my prostate cancer battle. I'll take a blood test that'll determine if I'm a 10-year survivor **MISSED**or if there's a sign it's coming back **HIT**.

My money's on MISSED, but as we've already learned in blog class, the universe is totally f***ing random. Or as my own philosophy sums it up: Shit happens. Sometimes shit happens to you.

We covered this on the mid-term. Jeez, try and keep up.

I'm not pessimistic (although we ALL know pessimists are seldom disappointed). But, that doesn't stop me from being anxious. It also doesn't stop me from having a little fun. Quirky. Uncomfortable. Fun. You know, the stuff I do.

When I had my annual checkup last year, I reminded Dr. Lee of my our ten year anniversary. I told him I expected a gift if I got another clean report. Something small...like a BMW 7 series...Rolex Submariner...hovercraft with lasers and a bitchin' sound system...a trinket to commemorate the occasion.

 


 After rejecting the first name that popped into my head: "ASSHOLE"

He laughed. Dude knows I'm serious. The serious part is that I'll be seriously delirious if I get a clean bill of health.   

Ladies & Gentleman put your hands together for The Searchers (betcha didn't know that Jack Nitzsche & Sonny Bono wrote this classic).

When I was diagnosed one of the first things I did was name my cancer. After rejecting the first name that popped into my head ("ASSHOLE") I decided to call him KARL. For 10 years I've been doing the Karl dance which consists of blood work, followed by a doctor's appointment. Right now I'm 9-0 in the Karl arena. 

It's been a long road. But fortunately, a road with clean, well-lighted restrooms and the assurance that every year I keep Karl outta my bidness, my survival odds improve. 

Ten years isn't the finish line, but it's always been a goal. I'll find out in January if I've extended my streak to 10-0. 

If that happens, then allow me to apologize in advance for that crazy sumbitch on the hovercraft. 

He's not pointing those lasers at you. He's aiming at a miserable bastard named Karl.

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