My Cancer Journey Posts

A nine-episode blog detailing my journey with colon Cancer, from the moment I heard the words "It is Cancer" to the final treatment with no evidence of disease. I wrote these posts with the hope they will help others just beginning their journey.
March 13, 2024

Final Post - Elephants, Ants and Gelato

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. Finally. My therapy is complete.  I have no more “dates” with the healing orb.  No more “accessing my port”.  No more …
March 13, 2024

Post 8 - And Down The Stretch They Come!

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. And Down The Stretch They Come! I love that call in at the Kentucky Derby every spring.  One day, I will make it to Ch…
March 13, 2024

Post 7 - Bumps in the Road

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. After 4 months of therapy, I’ve hit a couple of bumps in the road. Not entirely unexpected, but I was hoping to avoid …
March 13, 2024

Post 6 - My Life a Fortnight at a Time

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. Fortnight : a period of 14 days : two weeks - from Miriam Webster That is the unit of time measurement I find myself f…
March 13, 2024

Post 5 - It's All About the People, Not the Cancer

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. 4 down, 8 to go.  That’s where I’m at in my therapy.   I’m often asked how I feel or how am I doing?  A vast majority …
March 13, 2024

Post 4 - Chemo and Caffeine - A True Story

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. Therapy and Caffeine...  A True Story This is part 3 of my ongoing series as I detail my experiences in my battle with…
March 13, 2024

Post 3 - Therapy Treatment Begins

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. Let’s do a quick recap.   August 20th - Routine colonoscopy because I’m 51.  Find a lesion.  Sent to lab for testing …
March 13, 2024

Post 2 - My Top Ten Takeaways from Colon Cancer Surgery

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. In last month’s post, I described my feelings and experience when you hear the news that the diagnosis is cancer.  Since t…
March 13, 2024

Post 1 - The Three Words You Never Want to Hear

This series of posts detail my journey with Colon Cancer in 2012/2013. Please feel free to share with anyone needing help. It is cancer. Three words. Three life-changing words. According to the American Cancer Society, there will be 1,000,638,91…