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I know it's been a while since I've posted to this thread. I wanted to give everyone an update on where I am at with my idea and my life in general. While I have been active on the Fastlane Forum with the Fantasy Fastlane/fantasy football league (which was a great distraction while in the hospital recovering, even though my team was horrible), I have neglected my original post of my idea. While I'm not throwing in the towel on the digital poster frame, I've realized that to bring my idea to life would involve re-appropriating digital televisions into said poster frames. I know the idea has merit, but logistically and financially, it is out of my reach for now. Personally, I've had a rough past year. In July 2015, my grandmother passed away and in October 2015, I was diagnosed with Stage III Colon Cancer. I had surgery in November 2015 to remove most of my colon/large intestine. I had the bad luck of being born with a genetic mutation (Lynch Syndrome) that makes me more susceptible to developing certain types of cancer, with colon cancer an almost certainty. I was 37 when I was diagnosed and hearing cancer makes you reevaluate what is important in life. I'm not giving up on finding my own Fastlane, but I've had to rearrange my priorities. While I have to be cognizant of my health and mortality, I still have that itch, that gnawing at my soul that if I don't keep trying to find the Fastlane, then my life will have been a waste. I know in the grand scheme of things that pursuing the entrepreneurial dream and creating passive income are way down the list of priorities when death is, if not staring you in the face, close enough to know it's there and letting you know that the clock is ticking and time is indeed very short. Nihilism aside, if I'm going down, I'm going down swinging. My time recently has been preoccupied with helping my mom fix my grandmother's house up to sell it and to periodically see my oncologist to make sure everything is solid and no new cancer shows up to make things interesting. But I'm not giving up on the Fastlane. Other than the cancer diagnosis, my main motivation is to prove my brother-in-law wrong and when I do find my Fastlane, I'm going to rub it in his face every chance I get. If you ever have the misfortune of meeting him, you'll understand why I am using him as motivation to succeed. I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but for everyone who is chasing the dream and searching for your own Fastlane, don't forget: it's all a game. If you don't find it in the amount of time you wanted to, don't give up, keep after it. But take time to evaluate and realize what is most important. I used to think I was invincible and was going to live forever, but now I know I'm not. Keep things in perspective. If you mess up, fail or don't reach your goal, it's okay. If you wake up tomorrow, you can always try again.
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