I know I’m far from the only one of us who had a bad 2016. Heck, I know I’m not the only GeekDad who had a bad 2016. I was looking for anything that would raise my spirits and show me that I wasn’t alone in my troubles. It was around this time that a client of mine introduced me to Harry Grether and his book ‘Lessons From an Imperfect World.’
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If I wasn’t already looking forward to seeing ‘A Monster Calls’ in a couple of weeks, hearing Liam Neeson read the first chapter of the book would definitely seal the deal.
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Who would I be, if you hadn’t died? I frequently ask this in my head when I think about my dad. I’m happy with the geek I am.
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Extra Life is a fundraising push initiated by Sarcastic Gamer and benefitting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals throughout the country.
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That Dragon, Cancer is a game about one family’s journey with terminal cancer. Today the developer announced their Kickstarter project.
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Three families turned the cameras on themselves to put a human face on cancer.
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September is National Childhood Cancer Month and Northwestern Mutual has set a goal to raise $50,000 to fund 1,000 hours of research to cure the disease.
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Alastair Moock is a musician and father whose life took an unexpected turn when his daughter Clio was diagnosed with leukemia last July. But he turned his sorrow and fear into music. His new album Singing Our Way Through: Songs for the World’s Bravest Kids — co-written with Clio — confronts his kid’s cancer struggle with humor, love, pathos and bravery.
Continue ReadingTeam Liberty’s goal is to raise $500 for cancer research in the name of little Liberty! Can they do it? With your help they can.
Continue ReadingGeekdad Community member Rob Keisacker celebrates his son’s 4th “re-birthday” – he after battled cancer for 18 months, and now is participating in a St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser to help conquer kids’ cancer.
Continue ReadingThe story of how a family’s hopefulness kept them centered as a daughter battled cancer.
Continue ReadingIn recognition of the unofficial Prostate and Testicular Cancer Awareness month, many men will be growing moustaches to raise awareness. The movement, known as Movember, spurs supporters to sprout soup strainers during this month to “change the face of men’s …
Continue ReadingJedi Noah Larkin was a very special boy to my 501st Legion garrison. We had the honor of helping him celebrate his birthday last year and this year, we helped honor him at this memorial service in Kissimmee, Florida.
Continue ReadingIan Keisacker has been a fan of Star Wars since he was a small youngling. On night in 2009 there was a disturbance in the force. Ian woke up around 4:30am screaming of a headache and within a half hour he became unresponsive. His parents rushed him to the ER and within 30 minutes he […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re a regular reader of GeekDad, you know that we love ThinkGeek. Their selection of geeky products is second to none, their customer service is friendly and helpful, and they’ve gone out of their way to support geeky artists …
Continue ReadingBy this point, everyone knows all about Movember. Shave your face, grow a mustache, get pledges for Livestrong and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. This is a good thing! But there is a similar tradition, as storied and honorable as Movember, …
Continue ReadingApple‘s co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, has passed away. A statement was put out by the Apple Board of Directors announcing his death this evening. Jobs had been ill, having suffered from cancer in 2004 as well as having a liver transplant in 2009. He announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO on August […]
Continue ReadingI am in full party-planning mode. This will be the baby’s first birthday and, as fate would have it, he was born exactly 6 years and 6 days after his sister, so we are having a joint party. Yes, their birthdays are not until April, but it takes planning to pull off a fantastic party, and […]
Continue ReadingBy this point, everyone knows all about Movember. Shave your face, grow a mustache, get pledges for Livestrong and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. This is a good thing! But there is a similar tradition, as storied and honorable as Movember, …
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