Earlier this week, Federico Viticci announced via Twitter that his PET cancer scan came back negative, meaning that for now he has a clean bill of health. He's been posting updates about his treatments for a while now, and I've been rooting for him from the sidelines because I think he's a great guy and I enjoy his work over at MacStories.
This morning, he published a piece on his personal blog, expanding on that tweet. My favorite bit:
"To the oncologist who told me I couldn’t survive: fuck you."
Well said!
In response to Federico's blog post, Greg Pierce, the developer of one of my favorite apps, wrote about his own experiences with cancer 22 years ago:
"I learned a lot about unconditional love from the incredible support I got from family and friends. I learned even more about courage from the other patients at N.I.H. – most of whom faced much more questionable outcomes than I."
I had no idea Greg had gone through such a thing until today, but I'm just as glad he made it through as I am for Federico.
Nate Boateng also provided some thoughts of his own about how Federico's journey, and that of another close friend, have inspired him:
"You can't get time back, so make it count. This week was a true demonstration in how wonderful, joyous, and horribly unfair life is sometimes. Don't waste it."
Reading all of these guys' posts has really inspired me this morning. I encourage you to go read them as well.
