{"id":33261,"date":"2015-10-19T14:32:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T18:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=33261"},"modified":"2015-11-12T16:04:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T21:04:08","slug":"beating-cancer-with-panache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/es\/journal\/beating-cancer-with-panache\/","title":{"rendered":"Beating Cancer With Panache"},"content":{"rendered":"

This piece is in support of our partnership with the Movember Foundation<\/a>, a global charity committed to helping men lead happier, healthier, and longer lives. Get hairy and get a MOVE on<\/a> for health!
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A couple years ago my dad celebrated his 70th birthday in a basement Irish pub with pints of Guinness, a shot of Jameson, and a band that played well into the early morning. My brother and I flew home from opposite coasts to celebrate with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dad had just returned from Ragbrai<\/a>, riding his bike across the state of Iowa\u2014an event in which you dip your rear wheel in the Missouri and your front wheel in the Mississippi when you finish. And for those 468 miles in between, you ride through Iowa\u2019s hilly, corn-filled landscape and stop for beers, to camp, and to listen to live music. (If you are sensing a theme here, you are right.)<\/span>
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\n<\/span>My dad has a heart with no limits, and a sense of humor<\/a> so key that he wins Cards Against Humanity every time he plays it. He is a good man, in every sense of the word, and I know this\u00a0in my being\u2014like I know that the sky is blue and the ocean is approximately one mile from my front door.<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s the guy who gets up when someone needs a seat. He’s the\u00a0guy who walks all the way across the airport to thank someone in uniform. He\u2019s a legend who played rugby well into his early forties, hauling my family to matches in Colorado. I grew up with a lot of \u201cuncles,\u201d sweaty, mustached rugby-playing men who smelled of canned beer and had the best laughs ever. He\u2019s forgiving. He’s curious about life. He has a twinkle in his eye and a sense of joie de vivre.<\/span><\/p>\n

My dad is my Achilles heel.<\/span><\/p>\n

I remember the night my parents called with the news. I know \u201cnews\u201d and I immediately knew that what was coming was nothing I wanted to hear. I was 23 years old and thought I knew it all. I didn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/a><\/p>\n

He had prostate cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n

I remember that next day I promptly took a day off work while he kept up with his life as is<\/a>, saying the Rosary, hitting the gym, and having happy hour on the back patio with my mom. His spirits were high, his positivity<\/a> almost more stressful than if he was mad.<\/p>\n

It was a serious roller coaster\u00a0of a year. My dad\u00a0was diagnosed, my best friend\u2019s mother passed away suddenly, and then my grandma.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rather than deal with it I bought a Vespa, an English bulldog, and took a trip to Dubai with the money my grandma left me. Impulsive? Oh, certainly. Did my dad approve of me living life by the seat of my pants? Mostly yes.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am so grateful to tell you my father celebrated his 72nd birthday this past August. And he\u2019s in Ireland right now with my mom, having switched to an international phone plan so he could call my brother and I from the pub. He\u2019s been in remission for eight years and his thirst for life has never been so great.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dad, you inspire me more than you will ever, ever know.\u00a0<\/span>Cheers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by\u00a0Mary Beth LaRue for Movember<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Mary Beth LaRue<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Mary<\/a>Mary Beth LaRue<\/a> is a yoga teacher, writer, and lover of avocados, homemade chai tea, and hip hop. She\u2019s an Iowa girl living blissfully in Venice Beach with her husband and their lovable English bulldog, Rosy. You\u2019ll find her riding her bike, going to the farmers\u2019 market, and taking road trips with her fam. Whether it\u2019s through a sweaty yoga practice, a gratitude meditation, or a conversation over coffee about life goals, her mission is to lead people toward their bliss. During her journey of teaching yoga for almost a decade, she\u2019s traveled the world teaching yoga to professional cyclists and designed custom yoga programs for the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles and more. Go visit her classes at Wanderlust Hollywood<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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