Perspective is important with cancer and remission.
BY Ryan Hamner
PUBLISHED May 01, 2018
Ryan Hamner is a four-time survivor of Hodgkin lymphoma, a musician and a writer. In 2011, he wrote and recorded, "Where Hope Lives" for the American Cancer Society and the song for survivors, "Survivors Survive" used in 2015 for #WorldCancerDay. Currently, he operates his website for those affected by cancer, 2surviveonline.com and drinks a ridiculous amount of coffee per day.
In 1997, life was great. I was 21 years old, on the tail-end of college, which I loved, and was working with my brother and a couple of friends in JCPenney loss prevention. Before you start laughing, we wore plain clothes. In other words, I wasn't walking around the mall with a huge hat, fake badge, pants up to my belly button and a Batman-looking utility belt with only a big radio and flashlight. If this is your gig though, no big deal, I just don't think I could pull off that look.
My first stop, as we called them, was just before Christmas. As I sat in the JCPenney camera room, I observed a guy on camera for about 30 minutes. He was acting really nervous, always glancing up at the cameras, looking around the store. I knew something was going on. Moments later, I was running through the store parking lot chasing after this guy before jumping into a creek that ran in front of the mall to complete the “capture.” I did this all to catch a guy who stole a pair of JCPenney blue jeans. OK, so maybe I did it because it was a little fun and a bit of a challenge.
My first stop, as we called them, was just before Christmas. As I sat in the JCPenney camera room, I observed a guy on camera for about 30 minutes. He was acting really nervous, always glancing up at the cameras, looking around the store. I knew something was going on. Moments later, I was running through the store parking lot chasing after this guy before jumping into a creek that ran in front of the mall to complete the “capture.” I did this all to catch a guy who stole a pair of JCPenney blue jeans. OK, so maybe I did it because it was a little fun and a bit of a challenge.
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