DivemasterDennis-

The battle has begun, and the first round of chemotherapy went suprisingly easy. So far, no nausea, and other side effects are minimal. I am greatly encouraged, and anxious to get through another round or two and then see via per scan the impact of treatment.
It was tough to have to formally relinquish some upcoming training planning, and cancell the June dive trip, but you guys here on the scubaboard have been very encouraging and uplifting. I won't be blogging constant progress reports ...

DivemasterDennis here, scuba snob, PADI pro, avid diver, and now cancer patient. I have been told no diving for the indefinite future, and I never thought that would be the case. I still feel good, but cancer cells have taken up residence in more than one body part, and I am starting to have impact on my respiratory system. I share that news as a 6o year old white male who is in good , very good health, or thought I was. A persistent cough sent me to the doctor and VOILA, look what they found! ...

One of the regular posters here on SB has a thread about how it seems that when he is diving some other diver always approaches whenever takes a picture, points a light on something, or even pauses to look carefully at some interesting thing or behavior. I have hasd that unpleasant experience many times, and it is likely you have too. Debbie and I wrote about this in The Scuba Snobs Guide to Diving Etiquette, and I want to share an exerpt here because this problem of crowding other divers is ...

Debbie and I have enjoyed several group dive trips, but we have enjoyed diving the most when planning our trips, either with just the two of us, or with one or two other couples. In our experience, creating and booking our own dive trips actually saves 20 to 30% of the cost, and on occasion even more. We are better at putting trips together now than we were back 15 years ago, but it is not hard to do for anyone. With all the information available on line, and with the ability to put together ...

If you are a dive instructor, or spend much time here on scuba board, you know that there is an ongoing, and probably a never ending conversation about just what constitutes proper training for a new scuba diver, and also for more advanced levels of certification. We all know that training comes from a variety of sources: books, class room instruction, on line instruction, informal reading, and of course, diving itself. Let’s face it, after all the course materials, after all the pool work, ...