by Joseph Goldstein | May 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last month I travelled to Washington, D.C. to help honor television personalities Jack Steward and Colton Smith. They were receiving an award from NPCA for their inspiring show, “Rock the Park,” and I was thrilled to be there to honor my friends at the NPCA’s annual...
by Joseph Goldstein | Oct 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nine years ago my parents took my brother and me to the Boundary Waters for the first time. For me, it was like coming home. I fell in love, and, as I was recently reminded, I sobbed when it was time to leave. Since then, the BWCA has become “my place” – that space in...
by Joseph Goldstein | Feb 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
They all have their appeal, but something about the cold and the snow, the way that they seem to calm the chaos of everyday life, appeals to me. I wait for winter the same way that most kids wait for their Summer vacation. Winter makes no apologies – you’re either...
by Joseph Goldstein | Nov 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Cancer can suck the joy and the energy right out of you (my mom won’t let me open with “Cancer Sucks”). It’s as simple as that. That’s why when I was diagnosed with leukemia, I decided to use it to do something good. I had known for some time that my favorite place in...
by Joseph Goldstein | Nov 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
A year ago, almost exactly, I was diagnosed with Leukemia. Officially, my medical record reads, “High Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.” What it means, though, is that for the last year I’ve been effectively grounded, unable to travel or do any of the things I love...
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