Michael Holtz

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    ‘No one gets a second time around’

    Picture it. New York City. Saturday, June 10, 2023. I’m standing orchestra right in the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.…

    June 26, 2023
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    Aging is an incredible privilege

    One of the busiest seasons of the year, and maybe of my recent adult life is about to get underway. I’m presenting at an event…

    June 26, 2023
  • Fighting Back Gratitude

    A 46-degree pool plunge and a new word to define myself

    It’s been a month since my oncologist released me from his care after 10 years of being a cancer survivor under surveillance.  It was and…

    January 24, 2023
  • Fighting Back Gratitude Hope

    Dear Mr. President (2023 Edition)

    Dear Mr. President, I expect you get thousands of letters each week so I hope this one makes it to your desk. I got the…

    January 11, 2023
  • Gratitude Hope

    An unexpected Christmas gift

    My oncologist gave me the best gift I could have asked for this Christmas. He released me from his care. At almost 11 years since…

    December 25, 2022
  • Gratitude Love

    Have yourself the merriest Christmas possible

    Christmas looks different this year. Blinking lights on IV poles not twinkling tree lights. The mechanized roar of blood pressure cuffs and sequential compression cuffs…

    December 25, 2022
  • Fighting Back

    Matthew Perry, did you MEAN to say that?

    One of my favorite actors on one of my all-time favorite shows is making colostomy news this week. And not in a great way. Friends…

    October 21, 2022
  • Fighting Back Friends

    Fellowship of the wolves

    In my post-cancer life I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of being involved in several great organizations, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network,…

    October 5, 2022
  • Gratitude Hope

    Building cathedrals of hope

    My favorite spot to visit in Washington, D.C., is the National Cathedral. The beauty of the Gothic architecture and the stillness of the sanctuary make…

    September 25, 2022
  • Fighting Back Hope

    Ending and Beginning Again

    WASHINGTON, DC — In a city of traffic and noise, Constitution Gardens on the National Mall is mostly silent save for the crunch of footsteps…

    September 14, 2022
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  • The power of connection, even when it hurts

    September 12, 2024
  • In remembrance of my mother-in-law

    August 30, 2024
  • Following my heart means making a change

    July 30, 2024
  • On sacred ground and listening to the still small voice

    June 17, 2024
  • It always comes back to this: the human connection

    June 4, 2024

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