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    Overcoming the Odds
    Overcoming the Odds
    Overcoming the Odds
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    Overcoming the Odds

    By Keith Guernsey

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    This is my story of triumphs over cancer, life-threatening brain surgery - twice and obesity!”),

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKeith Guernsey
    Release dateMar 5, 2019
    ISBN9780463985175
    Overcoming the Odds
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    Keith Guernsey

    Keith D. Guernsey is retired and living on Lake Lanier with his lovely wife Susan and his four-footed son Harley (who really is the king of this castle!). He had a 40 year career in sales and sales management with Comcast, Motorola and Cahners Publishing. Susan and I are proud to  announce the birth of our first grandchild, Harrison Anthony "Harry" Guernsey to our son Keith and daughter-in-law Kate.

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      Book preview

      Overcoming the Odds - Keith Guernsey

      OVERCOMING THE ODDS

      OVERCOMING THE ODDS

        THIS IS MY STORY OF TRIUMPHS OVER

      CANCER, LIFE-THREATENING BRAIN SURGERY

                TWICE AND OBESITY!

      THIS IS MY STORY OF TRIUMPHS OVER

      CANCER, LIFE-THREATENING BRAIN SURGERY

      TWICE AND OBESITY!

      KEITH D. GUERNSEY

      KEITH D. GUERNSEY

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      About the Author

      Acknowledgments

      About the Author

      Acknowledgments

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      CONTENTS

      CONTENTS

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      5

      1

      1

      1.

      1.

          This Can’t Happen to Me

      2. Back to Work

      3. Meeting My Soul Mate

      4. Not Again

      5. ‘Roid Rage—It’s Real!

      6. Retirment is Sweet

      7. Back in the Gym

      8. Reality Sets in….Hard!

      9. Now it’s Harleys Turn

      10. It’s Real—Let’s Beat it!

      11. My Surgery Day has Arrived

      12. It’s Finally Over and I Won!!

      This Can’t Happen to Me

      2. Back to Work

      3. Meeting My Soul Mate

      4. Not Again

      5. ‘Roid Rage—It’s Real!

      6. Retirment is Sweet

      7. Back in the Gym

      8. Reality Sets in….Hard!

      9. Now it’s Harleys Turn

      10. It’s Real—Let’s Beat it!

      11. My Surgery Day has Arrived

      12. It’s Finally Over and I Won!!

      "I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill

      you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you

      find the strength you never knew you had."

      "I really believe in the old expression that what doesn't kill

      you makes you stronger. It's through adversity that you

      find the strength you never knew you had."

      CHRISTIE BRINKLEY

      CHRISTIE BRINKLEY

      For my grandson Harry, the apple of my eye

      For my grandson Harry, the apple of my eye

      This book is dedicated to everyone who wants or needs to

        overcome adversity in their lives. You need to start by

      striking the words, can't, won't and quit from your

                vocabulary. If I can do it, you can too!

      This book is dedicated to everyone who wants or needs to

      overcome adversity in their lives. You need to start by

      striking the words, can't, won't and quit from your

      vocabulary. If I can do it, you can too!

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 1

      THIS CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME

      THIS CAN’T HAPPEN TO ME

      I WAS 44 and what I thought I was reasonably healthy. Or at

      least as healthy as a perpetually overweight, party-hardy kinda

      guy could be.

          Then reality set in. It was early 1995 and my girlfriend Kath‐

      leen was complaining that I was having trouble hearing her. I

      made light of it by telling her I didn't want to be interrupted

      watching my beloved Pats to do my household chores (which

      those who know me will tell you I'm lousy at anyways!) Fortu‐

      nately, she persisted and the bad news was about to get worse.

      After many rounds of tests, it was determined that I had a benign

      brain tumor called an Acoustic Neuroma on my eighth cranial

      nerve (left side). I had no idea what any of this medical mumbo

      jumbo meant, but I knew it wasn't good. After the first several

      rounds of tests proved inconclusive, my doctor told me that I

      needed any MRI to see what was really going on. I had never had

      one but from all the negative things that I heard about this test I

      knew it would not be a lot of fun. I remember driving down 93

      south to Stoneham Massachusetts to see what fate had in store for

      me. Little did I know that what was about to happen was worse

      I WAS 44 and what I thought I was reasonably healthy. Or at

      least as healthy as a perpetually overweight, party-hardy kinda

      guy could be.

      Then reality set in. It was early 1995 and my girlfriend Kath‐

      leen was complaining that I was having trouble hearing her. I

      made light of it by telling her I didn't want to be interrupted

      watching my beloved Pats to do my household chores (which

      those who know me will tell you I'm lousy at anyways!) Fortu‐

      nately, she persisted and the bad news was about to get worse.

      After many rounds of tests, it was determined that I had a benign

      brain tumor called an Acoustic Neuroma on my eighth cranial

      nerve (left side). I had no idea what any of this medical mumbo

      jumbo meant, but I knew it wasn't good. After the first several

      rounds of tests proved inconclusive, my doctor told me that I

      needed any MRI to see what was really going on. I had never had

      one but from all the negative things that I heard about this test I

      knew it would not be a lot of fun. I remember driving down 93

      south to Stoneham Massachusetts to see what fate had in store for

      me. Little did I know that what was about to happen was worse

      2

      2

      OVERCOMING THE ODDS

      OVERCOMING THE ODDS

      than I ever could have imagined! The very pleasant young techni‐

      cian pointed to a long, cylindrical (and very confining!) tube and

      said "just hop up on this

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