Cancerrecovery Stories

12 Stories

I Found A Potato In My Bed by garymerel
#1
I Found A Potato In My Bedby Gary Merel
My surgery was last week. Exactly four days ago. The procedure is called a colectomy. Considering the procedure's complexity and the length of the surgery, my recovery f...
I've Got Agida by garymerel
#2
I've Got Agidaby Gary Merel
Hiking into the Tucson wilderness with a friend and getting stressed out about the current political climate in the US.
It's All Gobbledygook Anyway by garymerel
#3
It's All Gobbledygook Anywayby Gary Merel
Understanding the impact our lives and the world at large have on our decision-making process. Living a life based on the coherence between a person's heart and brain.
I Received Some Very Unsettling News! by garymerel
#4
I Received Some Very Unsettling Ne...by Gary Merel
I was informed by the doctor that I had an adenocarcinoma in my large intestines. That is a type of cancer that forms in the glandular tissue, which lines certain intern...
Waiting To Find Out by garymerel
#5
Waiting To Find Outby Gary Merel
Living with the uncertainty of a pending medical test
It All Started With A Large Bone by garymerel
#6
It All Started With A Large Boneby Gary Merel
Little has changed in human behavior between the time of our caveman ancestors and now.
I Stopped My Car To Listen by garymerel
#7
I Stopped My Car To Listenby Gary Merel
Being told by my physician my cancer is in remission and the profound impact of psychedelic medicine on my life.
A Case of Mistaken Identity by garymerel
#8
A Case of Mistaken Identityby Gary Merel
The impact of the judgments we hold. How people judge us and how we judge others.
Catching My Breath by garymerel
#12
Catching My Breathby Gary Merel
The challenges of recovering from colon cancer. Discovering what comes after treatment.