Category Archives: Cancer

Not Gonna Let Life Slip By

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

I recently discovered the group Finding Favour and their song “Slip on By.” Now, I listen to it every morning to get myself ready for the day. The song is all about the preciousness of life, of each moment of … Continue reading →

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5 Years a Survivor . . . Take That, Cancer!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Five years ago I sat at my desk at work, phone to my ear, while my doctor told me the biopsy was positive, he was very sorry but I had colon cancer. That was a little after lunch. I called … Continue reading →

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Famous People and Colon Cancer

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Many of you know I’m a cancer survivor. I was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in March of 2008. Cancer is the kind of thing that changes your life, changes the way you see everything, the way you respond … Continue reading →

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Is Suffering a Privilege?

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

March is colon cancer awareness month so I’m going to be posting occasionally about cancer, occasionally about colon cancer, and occasionally about suffering. I’ll state a disclaimer now that most of what I post will be re-posts from last year … Continue reading →

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Blessings In Disguise

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

One of my favorite songs currently is “Blessings” by Laura Story. You can find the lyrics and watch her sing it live at http://www.lyricshall.com/lyrics/Laura+Story/Blessings/. In this song Laura asks the question, “what if the trials of this life, the rain, … Continue reading →

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Moving on to Other Things

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Over the past month I’ve been chronicling my journey through colon cancer and have found it both therapeutic and exhausting. Reliving the ordeal has affected me in a variety of ways. For one, it’s brought back the fears, the anxieties, … Continue reading →

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The Days After Surgery (Part 9 of Reflections on a Cancer Journey)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

One of the worst experiences of my life was the five days I spent in the hospital following my surgery. My first memory is sliding myself from the gurney to the hospital bed and feeling like I’d just spent time … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on My Cancer Journey (Part 8: Celebrating 3 Years)

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

Often times the caregivers have it harder than the patients. Surgery is one of those times. When Jen watched the nurses roll me into the operating room and the doors close she wondered if it would be the last time … Continue reading →

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Pre-Surgery Jitters (Part 7: Three Years a Cancer Survivor)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

From April 14, 2008: Today is my last day of work for a while. Wednesday is the big day. Surgery day. I’ve been told I’ll have part of my colon removed and will be given an ileostomy. To be honest, … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on My Cancer Battle (Part 6: Celebrating 3 Years)

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Our first visit with the oncologist left me with that familiar punched-in-the-gut feeling. He was very kind, very professional, very personable and spent more time than he needed to explaining things to us and answering our questions, but he scared … Continue reading →

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