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Describing the feelings, mood swings, activities and

personal interactions experienced after being diagnosed

with colo-rectal cancer, and the periods

of chemo therapy and radiation

These chapters were originally emailed on a weekly basis via AOL to dozens of friends in the U.S. and abroad, many of whom I came into contact with in the AOL cancer chat rooms. The original chapters contained many special effects such as different colors and / or letter sizes for key words or phrases. The previous reincarnation of these pages did not include the photos -- this update of 26 July 2004 does have them.

My aim was to document my ordeal and, perhaps, to provide HOPE for those who may have been diagnosed with the same or a similar cancer and may be considering various treatment options (which are many, these days) -- at times my language may be blunt, or even crude, but I never lost my personal flavour of humor, which I still find is a marvelous healing tool! FAITH helped too.

The chapters are listed in chronological sequence, from January to June of 1997 -- links at the bottom of each segment either take you to the next chapter or return you back to this index. All links open in a new browser window, for convenience.

 Date

L I N K

 23 January 1997

Chapter 1

 30 January 1997

Chapter 2

 6 February 1997

Chapter 3

 13 February 1997

Chapter 4

 22 February 1997

Chapter 5

 2 March 1997

Chapter 6

 9 March 1997

Chapter 7

 16 March 1997

Chapter 8

 23 March 1997

Chapter 9

 Easter Sunday

Chapter 10

 6 April 1997

Chapter 11

 13 April 1997

Chapter 12

 20 April 1997

Chapter 13

 27 April 1997

Chapter 14

 4 May 1997

Chapter 15

 11 May 1997

Chapter 16

 18 May 1997

Chapter 17

 25 May 1997

Chapter 18

 1 June 1997

Chapter 19

 8 June 1997

Chapter 20

 15 June 1997

Chapter 21

Accbar Pita Award

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