Second Chance kicked off as a mere blog to spill the guts of my prostate cancer saga—a twist of fate that had me discovering my illness by pure accident. Initially, I thought I was on a noble mission to create a community and share tales of survival. Guess what? I still am, but with a sharper edge. When we embark on a new venture, we often blaze forward with naive optimism, don’t we? I believed I was eager to lay my story bare; maybe I still am, but I’m starting to wonder if that’s enough. So, if you’re reading this, let’s see if that fire still burns bright.

I began to question whether my sudden urge to spill my experience was all about me—an insatiable need to bask in the glory of validation, to be recognized and celebrated for daring to unveil my soul to the masses. If that’s true, I can’t help but wonder: what’s wrong with me? Am I so pitifully insecure that I rely on a bunch of strangers to inflate my ego? Or am I virtuous in my mission to share, support and create a community? Am I truly this messed up?

So, I challenge you to dive headfirst into this question and really consider whether you see yourself as the one who’s fucked up, or if, in reality, it’s the world that’s truly messed up—and not us at all.

With this blog, I’m about to shake things up and challenge the status quo: –

1. Make it a point to shake things up weekly—don’t settle for anything less!
2. Be brutally honest with what I write – my own thoughts and opinions, whether they are sane or insane I won’t know until i write
3. I’m eager to hear from you, the public—so don’t just sit there, respond! What do you have to say? Let your voice be heard.
4. Dare to create an outrageous collective known as the “Fucked Up Community,” or simply F.U.C.. Let’s see what walls we can smash down.
5. Attempt to shove the concept of world peace into my own mind—because clearly, that’s the only place it might ever exist.