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My worst nightmare (and blessing)

Post a new topicby livingwith on Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:10 pm

I was horrified in 2003 when I discovered I had colo-rectal cancer. But, I trusted those who took care of me (except for the male nurse who jerked out my catheter without any preparation when I was in ICU). My surgery was a little complicated but I lived through it. I was a II/III. It has been a bittersweet 6 six yrs of being “cancer-free” but I constantly reflect upon the fact that many victims did not make it as I did.
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