Drew Wohl

 I have been dealing with cancer for 10 years.  I am perfectly aware of my condition.  In fact I have been putting together things for the last couple of weeks for some things I need to file, and have been down memory lane. The surgeries, the biopsies, the pain, the various drug combinations and the damage caused to my body.   But during this time I have been doing a ton of things.  Triathlon. Photography. Even saved a life as a member of the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps. Most of my cancer is now controlled in my on-going game of whack-a-mole.   But a few tumors need the special attention due to their location.   Obviously this will not cure my of my cancer.  That ship sailed a long time ago.   It has been palliative treatment for years.   The proton therapy will check these tumors, prevent damage to the surrounding organs, will have less side effects (I have had effects from standard radiation, which is why I had my walking ability ...

    Back in 2000 I was close to getting my black belt in karate.  One of the requirements was being able to do a  a sub 10 minute mile.  That was something I knew I could never do.  I never was a good runner.   I did not finish my training due to other circumstances. Fast forward ahead to October 13, 2017.  I opened up a CT scan report which showed the cancer had spread and was basically incurable.  Happy birthday. So when one last scan happened in December, 2017 showing no mistake I started triathlon training. By August, 2018 it was clear I would have to get radiation then go back on chemo due to the tumors in my lungs an spine.   Did a half-marathon, followed by a 70.3 then had radiation.  I was really happy when they did those treatments.  The pain in my spine was pretty bad.  This was the beginning of October.  The pain started to subside and on October 13, 2018, one year after my cancer was pretty clear...