It has been 3 years to the day that I found out my Chondrosarcoma had returned, this would start a cascade of events that would alter my life completely from every angle, and very nearly broke me. Long ago I had the honor of sitting with a veteran of World War 2 while we were Read More…
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Updates
Mrs. ZM reminded me that I haven’t been blogging as much lately, to be honest I haven’t really been feeling it lately, I have a lot of things going on both physically but also psychologically and I haven’t really wanted to do a lot of the things lately to be honest, I have a dozen Read More…
Finding Forgiveness.
Two years ago yesterday I had my internal hemi-pelvectomy with limb sparring surgery, throughout this blog I have given updates and kept a running theme about my recovery and my journey to become healthier and more functional. The last two years have certainly brought their triumphs and their defeats and through it all I have Read More…
An Update from The Zombie Medic
Well where to begin, a lot has gone on since the last time I publicly wrote on this page so I will en-devour to get everyone caught up. Minnesota winter held out till the last week of April, with one last big snowfall, frankly I think this was mother natures way of torturing me with Read More…
On My Soap Box-Minimizing Your Problems by Comparing Them To Mine.
I find myself in the same situation virtually everyday with people. The situation often goes like this: Me: Hey “John” how’s your back doing? John: It hurts and all I want to do is sit here and not move. Me: Man that sucks, been there myself, is there anything I can get you? John: No Read More…
Been Struggling for Awhile
I have been struggling for a long time, feeling like my life has become meaningless, and that I have reached the sum of my existence. Some would suddenly perk up their ears and think I am become self destructive, but that’s not the case, in fact I have never been more focused on feeling like Read More…
New Year, New Adventures
I spent many days trying to write up my thoughts on 2017, I struggled because 2017 was a volatile year for me, I had some incredible highs and some terrible lows. I will say this, 2017 was a year that found me in the ‘Waiting Place” as described by Dr. Seuss in “the Places You Read More…
Choosing the Right Handgun for You
Recently Mrs. ZM has rekindled her desire to learn more and participate more in the shooting sports. This makes me happy as the shooting sports are an area where my knowledge base and willingness to help is strong. Mrs. ZM likes shooting revolvers, specifically hammered revolvers, again this is just fine by me, mostly because Read More…
The Zombie Medic Updates the World
Greetings True Believers.. So it’s Friday December 22nd, a fairly exciting time has been had over the last 24 hours. Yesterday I went to my doctors office for some X-Rays and a biopsy of my pelvic area to learn the extent of the failure of my pelvic alograft from last summer. after reviewing my scans Read More…
The Next Step
Well, after a weekend of dealing with malware and drama I spoke to my surgeon on Monday morning. Life became a rather interesting whirlwind this week to be honest. For months we have been working toward replacing my left pelvis with a 3d printed titanium custom built piece, but because I am growing a great Read More…