Daily Inspiration ArchiveS
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June 2024
- Jun 5, 2024 My Pregnant Girlfriend Jun 5, 2024
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May 2024
- May 5, 2024 Keeping Up With Raya May 5, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 9, 2024 A New Life and a Fresh Start With Faith a Decade After Testicular Cancer Mar 9, 2024
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July 2023
- Jul 10, 2023 Cancer and Faith Q&A Jul 10, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 28, 2023 How Rekindling My Faith Cured My Mental Health Issues Apr 28, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 3, 2023 Raya's First Grooming Mar 3, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 21, 2023 Raya's First Time At The Beach with Puffles Feb 21, 2023
- Feb 12, 2023 Crazy or Not? A Month With Two Dogs, Puffles and Raya Feb 12, 2023
- Feb 6, 2023 Raya Unleashed Feb 6, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 13, 2023 Introducing Raya the Mini Goldendoodle (Boodles/Jax 10/22/22) Jan 13, 2023
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February 2022
- Feb 26, 2022 How Returning To Church For the First Time in 25 Years Changed My Life Feb 26, 2022
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April 2021
- Apr 18, 2021 My Decade Long Journey as a Testicular Cancer Survivor Apr 18, 2021
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May 2020
- May 28, 2020 10 Mental Health Tips for the COVID-19 Pandemic May 28, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 25, 2020 THE U.S. COULD BE MISSING 25,000 CANCER DIAGNOSIS PER WEEK DUE TO COVID19 Apr 25, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 13, 2020 Information about Coronavirus COVID-19 for Testicular Cancer Patients and Survivors Mar 13, 2020
- January 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 16, 2019 First Look at the 2021 Chevy Suburban and Tahoe from a Recent Owner Dec 16, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 26, 2019 I Still Have Nightmares About Cancer Nearly A Decade Later Nov 26, 2019
- Nov 15, 2019 Chevy Suburban Lyfe - One Year Review Nov 15, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 27, 2019 Our Second Honeymoon to Italy Oct 27, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 20, 2019 Thunder Over Dover Air Show 2019 Sep 20, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 7, 2019 When You Suffer From Post-Cancer Chronic Fatigue But Can Still Bust Out A 30 Minute 5K Aug 7, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 26, 2019 New AUA Guidelines for Early Stage Testicular Cancer Jun 26, 2019
- Jun 22, 2019 Why You Should Shoot Fast Prime Lenses at the Beach Jun 22, 2019
- Jun 21, 2019 Memorial Day 2019 at Shenandoah National Park Jun 21, 2019
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May 2019
- May 20, 2019 HyperFest 2019 May 20, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 29, 2019 Why I Don't Give A (Bleep) About Cancer Anymore Apr 29, 2019
- Apr 28, 2019 Turks and Caicos with my new Canon EOS RP Apr 28, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 23, 2019 The Best Cancer Milestones Are The Ones You Hadn’t Thought Of Feb 23, 2019
- Feb 15, 2019 Our First Pinewood Derby Car - "Coupe De Will" Feb 15, 2019
- Feb 4, 2019 World Cancer Day 2019 Feb 4, 2019
- Feb 2, 2019 FULL REVIEW: How The Hell Do You Go From Driving a BMW 335i to a 2018 Chevy Suburban Feb 2, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 6, 2019 Have I Mentioned How Important Regular Exercise Is for Cancer Survivors? Jan 6, 2019
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October 2018
- Oct 10, 2018 Happy 1st Birthday Puffles Oct 10, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 9, 2018 Our Mini Goldendoodle, Puffles Aug 9, 2018
- Aug 1, 2018 The 7 Year Cancer Survivor Itch Aug 1, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 4, 2018 July 4th Fireworks 2018 Jul 4, 2018
- Jul 4, 2018 The Pake Family Summer Kickoff Color Party of 2018 Jul 4, 2018
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May 2018
- May 25, 2018 The Truth About Electric Lawn Mower Horsepower May 25, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 14, 2018 DC Cherry Blossoms 2018 Apr 14, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 9, 2018 Does The Burden of Cancer Ever Go Away? Mar 9, 2018
- Mar 7, 2018 So This Is 40 - DC Area Food Porn Mar 7, 2018
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November 2017
- Nov 13, 2017 40 And Moving On After Young Adult Cancer Nov 13, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 18, 2017 Andrews Air Show 2017 Sep 18, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 9, 2017 Approaching 40 as a Young Adult Cancer Survivor Aug 9, 2017
- Aug 6, 2017 Do You Own Your Photography, Or Does Your Photography Own You? Aug 6, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 26, 2017 The World Needs You Jul 26, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 29, 2017 Is That A Leica? Trial by Fire with the Fuji X100F at Rehoboth Beach, DE Jun 29, 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 Memorial Day Weekend in New York City Jun 25, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Honorary Speaker - Dr. Lawrence Einhorn Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Panelist - Dr. Clint Cary Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Keynote Speaker - Dr Phillip M. Pierorazio, M.D. Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Keynote Speaker - Dr Ajay K. Nangia, MBBS Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Panelist - Emily Cox-Martin, PhD Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Guest Speaker - Mike Craycraft Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Guest Speaker - Torsten Koehler Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Guest Speaker - Nancy Balin Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Guest Speaker - Jason Greenspan Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 22, 2017 Testicular Cancer Summit Guest Speaker - Thomas Cantley (Mr.Ballsy) Jun 22, 2017
- Jun 21, 2017 Top 5 Things to Know About the Testicular Cancer Summit in Denver Jun 21, 2017
- Jun 4, 2017 Cancer Survivorship at Six Years Jun 4, 2017
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May 2017
- May 21, 2017 Cancer Survivors Are Grieving Too May 21, 2017
- May 18, 2017 Cancer Can Haunt Us For A Very Long Time May 18, 2017
- May 18, 2017 Mother's Day at Longwood Gardens May 18, 2017
- May 17, 2017 Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid of the RPLND Surgery for Testicular Cancer May 17, 2017
- May 15, 2017 The Power of Behavioral Change and Self-Love After Cancer May 15, 2017
- May 11, 2017 Do It Now, Sometimes Later Becomes Never May 11, 2017
- May 10, 2017 Be Kind, For Everyone Is Fighting A Battle You Know Nothing About May 10, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 29, 2017 Overcoming Post-Cancer Depression Apr 29, 2017
- Apr 27, 2017 April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month Apr 27, 2017
- Apr 27, 2017 Barcelona 2017 Apr 27, 2017
- Apr 20, 2017 What I Have In Common With Prince Harry - Two Years of Total Chaos, After Cancer Apr 20, 2017
- Apr 12, 2017 Longing To Feel What I Know I'll Never Feel Again After Cancer Apr 12, 2017
- Apr 10, 2017 A First of its Kind Testicular Cancer Summit, Featuring Dr Lawrence Einhorn Apr 10, 2017
- Apr 7, 2017 Why I'm Not Doing Scans Anymore Apr 7, 2017
- Apr 3, 2017 Katie's 10th Birthday Photo Shoot Apr 3, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 26, 2017 DC Cherry Blossoms 2017 Mar 26, 2017
- Mar 9, 2017 Over The Moon! Mar 9, 2017
- Mar 7, 2017 Inside Our Minds When There's a Recurrence of Cancer - With Nalie Agustin Mar 7, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 16, 2017 The Young Adult Cancer Time Warp Feb 16, 2017
- Feb 14, 2017 How I Finally Found Peace After Cancer Feb 14, 2017
- Feb 4, 2017 Cancer Is Not Just Rogue Cells - And Not Just Inside the Patient Feb 4, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 20, 2017 If You Plant Flowers, You'll Get Flowers Jan 20, 2017
- Jan 19, 2017 Negotiating Surveillance and Long-Term Follow-up for Testicular Cancer Jan 19, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 On The Power of Writing to Help You Heal Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 10, 2017 Fall In Love With Souls, Not Faces Jan 10, 2017
- Jan 7, 2017 Inaugural 2017 Winter Portraits Jan 7, 2017
- Jan 4, 2017 StevePake.com Awarded as a Top Cancer Blog of 2016 by IHadCancer.com Jan 4, 2017
- Jan 3, 2017 Finish 2016 And Be Done With It Jan 3, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 31, 2016 Year in Photo 2016 Dec 31, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 20, 2016 Love Your Fucking Life Nov 20, 2016
- Nov 18, 2016 It's Okay If Other People Don't Understand Your Life Nov 18, 2016
- Nov 17, 2016 Unplug Yourself Nov 17, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 31, 2016 Scorpio Cancer Survivor Problems - Betrayal Oct 31, 2016
- Oct 27, 2016 You Will Survive Oct 27, 2016
- Oct 21, 2016 You Can Go Through a Great Deal of Darkness, Yet Become Something Beautiful Oct 21, 2016
- Oct 18, 2016 St Lucia 2012 Oct 18, 2016
- Oct 18, 2016 Courage Doesn't Always Roar Oct 18, 2016
- Oct 10, 2016 Be Soft Oct 10, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 24, 2016 How To Overcome Your Fears After Cancer (Or COVID) Sep 24, 2016
- Sep 16, 2016 Do Good For Others, It Will Come Back in Unexpected Ways Sep 16, 2016
- Sep 10, 2016 Forgiving Another May Be The Ultimate Act of Self-Love Sep 10, 2016
- Sep 9, 2016 No Effort Is Ever Wasted Sep 9, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 If You Don't Have Good Intentions, Please Just Leave Us Alone - We're Tired Sep 8, 2016
- Sep 6, 2016 Your Story Could Be The Key That Unlocks Someone Else's Prison, Don't Be Afraid to Share It Sep 6, 2016
- Sep 1, 2016 Do What Is Right, Not What Is Easy Sep 1, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 31, 2016 When The Storm Rips You To Pieces, You Decide How to Put Yourself Back Together Again Aug 31, 2016
- Aug 29, 2016 5 Years Cancer Free, Now What? Aug 29, 2016
- Aug 17, 2016 Anything That Costs You Your Peace Is Too Expensive Aug 17, 2016
- Aug 16, 2016 One Of The Most Courageous Decisions You'll Ever Make Is To Let Go Of What Is Hurting You Aug 16, 2016
- Aug 11, 2016 Soulmates Aren't Always About Love Aug 11, 2016
- Aug 10, 2016 Life's Short - Spend It With Friends Who Make You Laugh and Feel Loved Aug 10, 2016
- Aug 8, 2016 PTSD and Suicidal Thoughts Aug 8, 2016
- Aug 3, 2016 You're The Author Of Your Life Aug 3, 2016
- Aug 1, 2016 Don't Count The Days - Make The Days Count Aug 1, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 18, 2016 Cancer Wasn't In My Life Plan Jul 18, 2016
- Jul 14, 2016 Jordan Jones Legacy - A Survivor's Eulogy by Steve Pake Jul 14, 2016
- Jul 13, 2016 Testosterone Challenges after Testicular Cancer Jul 13, 2016
- Jul 6, 2016 You Don't Have To Have It All Figured Out To Move Forward Jul 6, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 30, 2016 5 Years Cancer Free Jun 30, 2016
- Jun 24, 2016 Sometimes What You Are Most Afraid of Doing Is The Very Thing That Will Set You Free Jun 24, 2016
- Jun 9, 2016 Godspeed Jordan "Sunshine" Jones Jun 9, 2016
- Jun 6, 2016 National Cancer Survivors Day 2016 - The Rush to Evolve After Cancer Jun 6, 2016
- Jun 1, 2016 Surviving Survivor's Guilt - Remembering Michael Atkins Jun 1, 2016
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May 2016
- May 20, 2016 You Will Find What You Look For, So Look For Something Wonderful May 20, 2016
- May 18, 2016 Once You Learn How To Be Happy, You Won't Tolerate Being Around People Who Make You Feel Anything Less May 18, 2016
- May 16, 2016 If "Plan A" didn't work, keep your cool; the Alphabet has 25 more letters May 16, 2016
- May 14, 2016 You Have The Right To Grow Without Apology May 14, 2016
- May 6, 2016 Leave, Change, or Accept - All Else Is Madness May 6, 2016
- May 4, 2016 No Matter How Slow You Go, You Are Still Lapping Everybody On The Couch May 4, 2016
- May 3, 2016 The Highest Form of Ignorance Is When You Reject Something You Don't Know Anything About May 3, 2016
- May 3, 2016 Post-Cancer Fatigue and the Importance of Exercise May 3, 2016
- May 2, 2016 If You Want To Grow, Get Outside Of Your Comfort Zone May 2, 2016
- May 1, 2016 Strength Doesn't Come From What You Can Do, It Comes From Overcoming The Things You Once Thought You Couldn't May 1, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 People Will Never Truly Understand Something Until It Happens To Them Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 27, 2016 What I Learned from Ron Bye, a 40 Year Testicular Cancer Survivor Apr 27, 2016
- Apr 20, 2016 PTSD After Cancer Part III - Managing Life After Apr 20, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 How to Cope with the Fears of Cancer Recurrence Apr 7, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 Five Years and a Day Since Cancer Mar 15, 2016
- Mar 13, 2016 You Either Get Bitter, Or You Get Better Mar 13, 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 Rock Bottom Became The Foundation On Which I Rebuilt My Life Mar 9, 2016
- Mar 8, 2016 The Secrets to Getting Great Photos Mar 8, 2016
- Mar 7, 2016 People's Eyes Tell Me More About Them Than Their Mouths Mar 7, 2016
- Mar 3, 2016 You Are The Result of 4 Billion Years of Evolutionary Success - Act Like It Mar 3, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 22, 2016 Sometimes You Just Have To Remove People Without Warning Feb 22, 2016
- Feb 14, 2016 Five Years Ago Today... Feb 14, 2016
- Feb 4, 2016 World Cancer Day 2016 Feb 4, 2016
- Feb 3, 2016 Snowzilla 2016 Feb 3, 2016
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January 2016
- Jan 9, 2016 When You Gain Weight During Cancer Treatments Jan 9, 2016
- Jan 6, 2016 Cold Weather Cancer Survivorship Tips Jan 6, 2016
- Jan 5, 2016 Top 5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years of Cancer Survivorship Jan 5, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 31, 2015 Year in Photos 2015 Dec 31, 2015
- Dec 15, 2015 "Hello From The Other Side of Cancer" Dec 15, 2015
- Dec 10, 2015 You Own Everything That Happened To You Dec 10, 2015
- Dec 2, 2015 PTSD After Cancer Part II - Coping and Overcoming Dec 2, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 27, 2015 "Testicular Cancer Wasn't That Bad?" Nov 27, 2015
- Nov 17, 2015 There Is No Easy Cancer Nov 17, 2015
- Nov 5, 2015 PTSD After Cancer Part I - What It Feels Like Nov 5, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 30, 2015 Hiking Old Rag Mountain - October 2015 Oct 30, 2015
- Oct 28, 2015 Coping With the Uncertainty of Cancer Oct 28, 2015
- Oct 27, 2015 That Moment When You Realize, Life Really Has Moved on After Cancer Oct 27, 2015
- Oct 19, 2015 Pete & Marnie - October 2015 Oct 19, 2015
- Oct 9, 2015 Healing Your Heart after Cancer Oct 9, 2015
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September 2015
- Sep 19, 2015 Joint Base Andrews Air Show 2015 Sep 19, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 13, 2015 10 Important Lessons on Life, Love, and Forgiveness After Cancer Aug 13, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 18, 2015 What Cancer Surveillance and Scanxiety Feels Like Jun 18, 2015
- Jun 7, 2015 Happy National Cancer Survivors Day 2015 Jun 7, 2015
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May 2015
- May 28, 2015 A Snapshot of Post-Traumatic Stress May 28, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 15, 2015 Running from Cancer Apr 15, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 26, 2015 On Life and Its Huge Contrasts Mar 26, 2015
- Mar 20, 2015 Stuart Scott's Memoir - 'Every Day I Fight' Mar 20, 2015
- Mar 12, 2015 The Truth About Testicular Cancer Markers, and Detection with Pregnancy Tests Mar 12, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 18, 2015 Doctors Say, Keep Checking Your Nuts Feb 18, 2015
- Feb 12, 2015 Top 4 Lessons Learned in Four Years of Cancer Survivorship Feb 12, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 16, 2015 Ten New Year's Resolutions from a Cancer Survivor Jan 16, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 4, 2014 Surviving Testicular Cancer 30 Years Ago Dec 4, 2014
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November 2014
- Nov 26, 2014 Giving Thanks to a Whole New Family Nov 26, 2014
- Nov 17, 2014 Cancer Survivorship - The Fight after the Fight and All of its Firsts Nov 17, 2014
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October 2014
- Oct 14, 2014 How To Talk to Cancer Survivors about Cancer Oct 14, 2014
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September 2014
- Sep 29, 2014 Five Days of Thankfulness from a Cancer Survivor Sep 29, 2014
- Sep 24, 2014 The Best Way to Survive Cancer, Is to LIVE! Sep 24, 2014
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August 2014
- Aug 12, 2014 Cancer and Depression Aug 12, 2014
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July 2014
- Jul 24, 2014 The Brilliant Words of Stuart Scott on Facing Cancer Jul 24, 2014
- Jul 14, 2014 Fund Cancer Programs, Not Potato Salad! Jul 14, 2014
- Jul 1, 2014 Happy July 4th - Wishing You Freedom and Independence from Stupid Cancer! Jul 1, 2014
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June 2014
- Jun 25, 2014 The Value of Testicular Self-Exams and Early Detection from the Survivorship Perspective Jun 25, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 30, 2014 Steve Pake's Top 10 Guide to Surviving a Young Adult Cancer Apr 30, 2014
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September 2013
- Sep 16, 2013 As the Summer of 2013 Ends, My Soul has been Renewed Sep 16, 2013
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October 2012
- Oct 25, 2012 Lance Armstrong Oct 25, 2012