Not Again: I Already Lost a Toe — Now the Foot Ulcer Is Back

I’ve been down this road before—and I know how quickly a foot ulcer can become something much more serious.

After a previous infection eventually led to osteomyelitis and the loss of my second toe, seeing redness, swelling, and a bleeding ulcer on the same foot brought all of those fears rushing back.

In this episode of Jonesing For The Journey, I share what happened next: the call to my podiatrist, antibiotics, bloodwork, an X-ray and culture—and the news that the infection was MRSA. Thankfully, the X-ray showed no bone involvement, the infection responded to treatment, and the ulcer is continuing to heal.

This is my personal experience with diabetic foot complications and the lesson I learned the hard way: when something changes with your feet, don't wait.

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Real Life. Real Journeys. Real Hope.

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Every 90 days, a blood test has the potential to change the direction of my cancer journey.

Living with prostate cancer means learning to exist in the space between appointments—the waiting, the uncertainty, and the knowledge that one set of numbers could change what happens next.

In this episode of Jonesing For The Journey, I share what those quarterly blood tests have come to mean for me, the anxiety that builds as another test approaches, and how I'm learning to live my life without allowing the next result to consume the days in between.

Cancer may force me to think in 90-day chapters, but I'm determined not to spend those chapters simply waiting for the next one.

Real Life. Real Journeys. Real Hope.

And so…the adventure continues.

Cancer changed our plans—but did it have to end the dream?

Before my prostate cancer diagnosis, my wife and I had a vision for retirement: an RV, the open road, and the freedom to finally explore the places we'd spent years dreaming about.

Then everything changed.

In this episode of Jonesing For The Journey, I talk about what happens to the dreams you made before cancer, the uncertainty of planning a future when life suddenly feels measured differently, and the question we're still asking ourselves: Can we still chase our RV dream after cancer?

Maybe the journey won't look exactly like we imagined. But that doesn't mean the adventure has to be over.

Real Life. Real Journeys. Real Hope.

And so…the adventure continues.