22nd June, 2009 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
I prefer to call all of us "Champions" even though more people seem to recognize the term survivors. I believe we are all champions because we had a battle and met it with success. In my case, it was three times. It was interesting to me that many people totally changed how they lived their lives after their diagnosis. I kept on doing what I had been because it was what I loved to do. Why anybody would choose to do something they disliked or work for a company that didn't respect them, was always beyond my imagination. Now, I…
15th June, 2009 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
This is the best time of your life and you need to take advantage of it. You've been paying attention to everyone else all these years and now it's time for you. You may be an empty nester, or you and your partner may finally get a chance to do what the two of you want, or you may be part of the "sandwich generation" where you are taking care of elderly parents as well as children/grandchildren. However, somewhere in there has to be time for you. What is it you've always dreamed about doing or becoming, where have you…
8th June, 2009 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
It was everything I could have hoped for. Lots of dancing with the youngsters, a video for the archives, a skit on the stage of the Majestic Theatre, a reading of my book at Barnes and Noble, and great reconnections with classmates. And on the way back while checking my email, found a friend on Facebook who I had been looking for, for 10 years.
It also made me realize even more on how fortunate I was to go to school at Emerson College. It gave me all the confidence and professionalism I needed to make it big. Today, it…
1st June, 2009 - Posted by gaylecarson - No Comments
This coming weekend I am heading up to Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts for my 50th reunion. It is so hard for me to believe it's that long since I left because I have been so active with them. First on the Board of Alumni, then a brief stint on the Board of Trustees and then for ten years on the Board of Overseers, so I have seen how the college has grown and developed and wish I could attend all over again. My girlfriend, Shelly Abrams and I are doing a skit at the reunion lunch and it has a few…
