Bobby Harrison, You’ve Got This!

Today, as I am writing this, my dear friend Bobby Harrison is preparing himself to go to the hospital where he will have to swallow 15 pills so toxic that he can’t touch them to human skin and will need to flush the toilet three times after using it to ensure no amount will remain in the water for others. He will do this before sitting in a chair where he will spend his next six hours as they pump more poisons into his body. And no doubt, he will be doing this while giving those around him reason to smile. Two weeks from now, after they see how this works, the plan is for him to go through all of this again.

That is Bobby’s way. It is among the traits that make him such an incredible gift to this world. It was many years back when Bobby first learned he had lymphoma. Those initial days spent hooked to machines taught him life is not to be taken for granted. And he has lived for every day since as it is the greatest day every.

Bobby’s career has included many celebrities and large companies. He has donated countless hours of his time to help worthwhile causes. He spoke at one of my A Night of CINspiration events last year – and inspired everyone. He has been known to work all hours of the day, weekends and weekdays, doing what it takes to fulfill the load from the great demand for his creative genius. Still, no matter, he has always been there for me. In some dark days when work and life wasn’t going my way, he picked me up. He carved out time for our lunches to brainstorm ideas with me and remind me of my value. Friends like that are hard to find and are treasured like gold.

Last week Bobby and I met again for lunch. It had been our longest stretch between lunches in a very long time because seven weeks prior, he learned his lymphoma had come back with a vengeance. They couldn’t start chemo right away as they first had to get his white blood cell count under control. Complicating matters further, his body and his cancer had become so resistant to much of the chemo that they had to prepare him for what is to come today.

Yesterday we spoke. The first thing he told me was how that was one of the most fun lunches we have had. And he said he was going to call me from the hospital today. He also said that he plans on being at my blog event in April. He wouldn’t miss it.

So, for those of you who will be guests to A Night of CINspiration – I can’t wait for you to meet my friend, Bobby!

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