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Cancer Survivor's Shocking Journey and Life Lessons
24 Jan
Summary
- Musician discusses his surprise at surviving cancer with a 60% survival rate.
- He sold a valuable Banksy artwork due to stress and donated proceeds.
- Growing up on a military base, he found community through skateboarding.
A musician candidly shares his unexpected survival from cancer, a journey where doctors gave him only a 60% chance of living. He describes the grueling R-CHOP chemotherapy as an internal burning sensation, exacerbated by high doses of steroids that induced extreme hyperactivity.
He also recounted selling a valuable Banksy artwork, citing the stress of potential damage and theft as primary reasons. Proceeds from the sale were donated to haematology oncology research and the Firefighters Association, with some funds invested in emerging artists.
His childhood, spent on a military base due to his father's work as a rocket scientist, was marked by isolation. Skateboarding, adopted at 13, provided a crucial sense of community and self-expression for the musician and other 'outsiders.'
He also touched on his bandmate's strong belief in UFOs, his own skepticism about conspiracies, and the confusing state of current US politics, noting how headlines aim to provoke rage rather than inform.
