I wish my successful hemicolectomy in 2012 and umbilical hernia repair in 2015 were the end of my Colon Cancer story…

Three years after my successful hemicolectomy, I started to notice an intermittent pain in the middle of my belly…

My surgeon came by late afternoon on day four…

Along the way, I was beyond impressed and so deeply moved by the strength, dedication, and compassion…

Having never felt this weak and helpless in my entire life, the recovery process began…

Next thing I know, I wake up in a typical hospital bed… in a typical double room…

Buzzing alarm clock shocks me awake well before sunrise…

Somehow, someway I put those four traumatic months of ruminating and preparing behind me…

About a month after I heard those three horrible words, I got a letter from the gastroenterology clinic that did my colonoscopy…

Just in case I don’t survive…