In March 2022 I went to the ER with severe GI issues. After getting a CT scan to figure out what was happening I was given the results. Sadly they told me I had Stage 4 terminal cancer. It was in my sigmoid colon, with metastasis to my liver and lungs. I also was dealing with CDiff so I was immediately admitted to the hospital. While I fought off CDiff I was also going through endless cancer testing. I was there for seven days. I spent the whole time in shock and denial. I was dying. Once I was out of the hospital I had 5 rounds of radiation to my colon to shrink the tumor and ultimately kill it. I did not want surgery. Thankfully that treatment did its job and now I’m just battling the metastasis in my liver and lungs. For the first year of treatment I went hard with Folfox/Avastin etc drugs. They really took me out and at the end of that year I was taken off that regiment. I had horrible neuropathy in my hands, legs, and feet and could no longer endure what the drugs were doing to me. So for the second year I moved to the drug Folfiri. It was easier on me, but the sad part was losing every hair on my body. Going from hair to my waist to none was a bit hard to handle. My lovely friends got me wigs to wear out. They keep me warm and less people stare at you with pity. I’ve had A LOT of complications over the past year and a half but I’m persevering. To say this journey to LIVE isn’t exhausting would be a lie. You learn so much on this path. Coming to terms with your own death is the hardest part. I’m not quite sure I’ve made peace with that yet. Anyway. If you want to join me on my journey I’d love to have your support. 🙂