COURTESY OF STACEY KRAMER
the prep for my insignificant short
talk. When I walked onto the stage,
the screens were blank, and they
remained that way.
I wanted to share the positive
side of a tough ordeal, and maybe
inspire others to be able to see bad
experiences as growth opportunities. I am very aware that not every
cloud has a silver lining. I get it. I
don’t even know anyone who has
experienced what I went through
without some lingering physical
disability, at best. I lost a friend
and colleague last spring. His diagnosis was way worse than mine.
He was not so lucky. He left behind
a beautiful wife and two young
children. I doubt they feel that losing him was a growth opportunity.
But maybe, too, there are some
unexpected and unwanted things
in life that will bring you down if
you let them, and instead it’s possible to shift your perspective and
see the positives. I still feel lucky,
even more so, and I wouldn’t now
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LIFE LESSONS
FROM A CAT SCAN
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03.24.13
STACEY
KRAMER
Voices
THE COST OF MY
CATASTROPHE
A CAT scan of
Kramer’s brain
tumor.
choose to not have the experience
that I did. I know that the next
time I may not be so lucky, but
until that time comes I will strive
to embrace all the positives in my
life and try not to dwell
on the negatives.
Stacey Kramer is the founder
of BrandPlay, a boutique naming
firm in Boulder, Colo.
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