I wanted to revisit this post. A couple people sent me emails about my comments about shrinks. I wish to state for the record that mental health professionals have helped me in my lifetime, if only to ask the right questions, that allowed me to sort out my difficulties by considering other avenues of thought that I had previously not considered. My remarks struck some as flippant, and they were to some extent. I think that anyone that needs more help than their family/friends and OCF support groups can provide, they should certainly seek out the advice of a trained professional, and even add medication to the mix - such a selective seratonin uptake inhibitors if things start getting out of hand. I was on these drugs for some time and I belive they helped me from actually putting my head in the oven. (While I was lucky it was electric, you all get the idea)


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.