Who Says I Can t?: A Two-Time Cancer-Surviving Amputee and Entrepreneur Who Fought Back, Survived and Thrived - Softcover
Two words have the power to change a person s outlook: good...considering. Jothy Rosenberg has heard this his whole life, starting at age sixteen when bone cancer led to the amputation of his right leg. Three years later, when cancer forced the removal of a lung and essentially served as a death sentence, this epithet continued. Rosenberg grew tired of only being good considering his disability. In the decades since, he has used athletics to overcome this social stigma. He turned his disability into a superability, often performing in challenging open water swims, cancer-fundraising bike rides, and treacherous skiing adventures better than two-leggers. And in the business world, when working in a reliable position failed to quench his need for risk taking, he plunged into entrepreneurship.
In Who Says I Can t, Rosenberg teaches by example how everyone can overcome life s obstacles. He shows that when the world says you can t, courage and determination prove you can be more than good...considering.
In Who Says I Can t, Rosenberg teaches by example how everyone can overcome life s obstacles. He shows that when the world says you can t, courage and determination prove you can be more than good...considering.
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"You have zero chance of survival."
That is what I heard when my doctor explained the severity of the cancer that had returned three years after it took my right leg. Now the cancer was in my lung, and that would have to be taken as well.
What I heard was that I had no chance of survival. What he actually said was, "No one so far has ever survived once this type of cancer spreads through the blood stream." Same difference to a 19-year-old who had already lived through three years of hell and thought he'd faced the worst. The end was eminent, that was the message.
That was 36 years ago. I survived. And then some.
This book is about how the psyche handles the idea that the end is near, the changes that take place within a person who thinks he will soon die, and ultimately how one can not only survive but fight back, recover and thrive. This is not a "cancer book." Those are written when the survival is new and fresh and the experience raw. Instead, this book, written with more than 36 years of perspective, is about human perseverance, adaptability, and strength.
This is not an autobiography. I am not famous and have not changed the world. But I have a story to tell, one that might help others. I was as devastated as one can possibly be after losing a leg and a lung and enduring a year of chemotherapy, all the while thinking I would die any day. I used athletics to redevelop my confidence and became a double black diamond skier. I earned an advanced degree and went on to become a serial high-tech entrepreneur.
Jothy Rosenberg is a 52-year old above knee amputee. He lost his leg to osteosarcoma when he was 16. Three years later the cancer metastasized and 2/5 of his lung was removed. He survived and went on to get a PhD in computer science, author two technical books, found six high tech companies, ride seven times in the Pan-Mass Challenge bike-a-thon, swim 15 times from Alcatraz to San Francisco, and build a wonderful family with a loving wife and three children.
A portion of proceeds from this book go to the Pan-Mass Challenge for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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That is what I heard when my doctor explained the severity of the cancer that had returned three years after it took my right leg. Now the cancer was in my lung, and that would have to be taken as well.
What I heard was that I had no chance of survival. What he actually said was, "No one so far has ever survived once this type of cancer spreads through the blood stream." Same difference to a 19-year-old who had already lived through three years of hell and thought he'd faced the worst. The end was eminent, that was the message.
That was 36 years ago. I survived. And then some.
This book is about how the psyche handles the idea that the end is near, the changes that take place within a person who thinks he will soon die, and ultimately how one can not only survive but fight back, recover and thrive. This is not a "cancer book." Those are written when the survival is new and fresh and the experience raw. Instead, this book, written with more than 36 years of perspective, is about human perseverance, adaptability, and strength.
This is not an autobiography. I am not famous and have not changed the world. But I have a story to tell, one that might help others. I was as devastated as one can possibly be after losing a leg and a lung and enduring a year of chemotherapy, all the while thinking I would die any day. I used athletics to redevelop my confidence and became a double black diamond skier. I earned an advanced degree and went on to become a serial high-tech entrepreneur.
Jothy Rosenberg is a 52-year old above knee amputee. He lost his leg to osteosarcoma when he was 16. Three years later the cancer metastasized and 2/5 of his lung was removed. He survived and went on to get a PhD in computer science, author two technical books, found six high tech companies, ride seven times in the Pan-Mass Challenge bike-a-thon, swim 15 times from Alcatraz to San Francisco, and build a wonderful family with a loving wife and three children.
A portion of proceeds from this book go to the Pan-Mass Challenge for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Jothy Rosenberg is an above-knee amputee, caused by osteosarcoma in 1973. Three years later, the cancer metastasized and 2/5 of his lungs had to be removed. A course of chemotherapy only just out in clinical use in 1976 is probably why he is still here today. After defying the odds and surviving his bouts with cancer, he went on to earn a PhD in computer science, be on the faculty of Duke University for five years, author two technical books, found seven high-tech companies, ride in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge bike-a-thon supporting the Dana-Farber cancer institute seven times, and to swim sixteen times from Alcatraz to San Francisco to support the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless program. All told, his athletic fundraising efforts to date have netted the charities over $115,000.
Jothy has a wonderful wife, three kids, a grandson, and a multitude of golden retrievers. He lives (and swims, and bikes) in Newton, Massachusetts. He wrote this book to try to share what he learned from thirty-five years living as a cancer survivor and an amputee, as someone who has recovered from very intense life trauma, in the hope it accelerates that learning for those in a similar situation, and perhaps motivates and inspires those needing just a little lift.
Jothy has a wonderful wife, three kids, a grandson, and a multitude of golden retrievers. He lives (and swims, and bikes) in Newton, Massachusetts. He wrote this book to try to share what he learned from thirty-five years living as a cancer survivor and an amputee, as someone who has recovered from very intense life trauma, in the hope it accelerates that learning for those in a similar situation, and perhaps motivates and inspires those needing just a little lift.
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- PublisherBascom Hill Books
- Publication date2010
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