------- Matt here, with a bit about myself so readers of CancerPlan.org know who they're talking to. First and foremost, I'm a 55 year old Dad of two wonderful teen kids, and husband to Nicole, my amazing wife and the extraordinary human I've been blessed to have spent the past 23 years of my life with. ### Pre-diagnosis; a few years ago on a family vacation  ### Post diagnosis; a couple months ago on a quiet walk in the snow with the love of my life  ### Jaxx the cat, who would feel left out if he wasn't represented somewhere as part of the family!  I live in sunny (heh) Vancouver, Canada. I call myself a technologist by trade. I've always been deep into the latest technologies and how they integrate and impact our personal and work lives. I managed to make a career out of this passion working for some big companies like Bell Canada and Lucent Technologies, then for a few crazy startups that taught me about entrepreneurship, a role I fell in love with and have now turned into a small business of my own called Avvy.Pro If you want to see more on me out there in the world I can be found on [Linkedin](http://ca.linkedin.com/in/matthewsims/), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/therealmattsims), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/therealmattsims/), [Mastadon](@[email protected]) (I'm giving up on Twitter I think), and my own personal blog at [MattSims.ca](https://mattsims.ca) You can reach me via email at [email protected] with any questions or feedback you might have on the work I'm doing here. Thank you for being here. I appreciate you! 💙