My abdomen has recovered remarkably well since the surgery. In my daily life I still pay attention to what I eat at home and what I buy at the supermarket. But when it comes to eating out, or having a drink with a meal, I’ve gradually been able to enjoy
Some time ago, what began as a “slight fever” from a common cold ended up causing far more damage than I had expected. When I am healthy, everything seems perfectly normal. But once a single gear falls out of place, it appears to take a very long time before everything
One Month Later A month has passed since my discharge. My early morning walks have continued. For someone like me that is unusual. I always thought I was the type of person who struggled with steady daily habits but when a sense of urgency became the initial motivation it was
I was hospitalized for eleven days. For a stage 3 colorectal cancer surgery it may have been relatively short. Some friends and acquaintances had planned to visit once things settled after the surgery but the timing didn’t work out. Even so there were those who adjusted their schedules and came
It felt as if I were carefully relearning everything from the beginning. Not as knowledge, but through direct experience. A baby passes stool in a diaper, and is praised for it. Not being able to do so is a problem, and it becomes a measure of health and growth. After