Category Archives: Cancer

Thanks Joe

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Marshall Ramsey

My first newspaper job was at the Marietta Daily Journal. I wasn’t an editorial cartoonist — I was one of three advertising artists. My task was to design smaller ads and spec ads for the ad reps. Sure, it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Think Pink

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Marshall Ramsey

“Whatcha selling the raffle tickets for?” I asked one of the other soccer dads last night. “A friend of mine has Stage IV breast cancer and we’re raising money to help pay for her care.” I’m not sure I need … Continue reading →

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Laughing at the Shark

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Marshall Ramsey

On April 19, 2001, I had surgery for a malignant melanoma. Melanoma is a very aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer and doctors don’t play around with it. I was diagnosed on the 17th and was on the table … Continue reading →

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My cancer story

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Marshall Ramsey

I’m a Sagittarius, but I swear I was born under the sign of Cancer. Three of my grandparents had cancer. Both my parents are cancer survivors. And on April 17, 2001, I became one, too. But mine is not a … Continue reading →

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Making your worst moments your best

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

I have a theory — Your worst moments are the seeds for your best ones. It’s the golden thread that holds things together when the world is falling apart around you. Yet it’s more than just wishful thinking. It’s a … Continue reading →

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My cancer story

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Got a note from Nancy on Tuesday. Her sister-in-law’s melanoma has come back. She wrote, “Within a few days, she got a diagnosis that none of us wanted to hear. The melanoma was back. It had spread to her brain … Continue reading →

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Melanoma must be stopped

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Four years ago, Debbie Wallace McCollum sent me a nice note about her friend Larry. Doctors had found a melanoma on him, excised it and everything was clear. She asked for prayers. I gave them and four years passed. This … Continue reading →

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Living with all your Joy

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

The call caught me off guard. I guess calls like it usually do. A son of a friend of mine wanted me to know about his dad’s health condition. So I quickly called my friend’s wife. My friend, a man … Continue reading →

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Cancer Survivor’s Day

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

Today’s National Cancer Survivor’s Day — but it has been pretty much a normal day for me. You see, once you’ve had the disease, everyday is cancer survivor’s day. I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma 13 years ago.  But I … Continue reading →

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Lucky 13: Thirteen years ago today my life changed for the good

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Marshall Ramsey

It had been a long day. Mississippians were voting on the State Flag– and somehow I was getting their angry phone calls. It was a hate-a-thon dripping with pissed-off anger.  People were mad. And I was their piñata. Lucky me. … Continue reading →

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