Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
by Alli Houseworth
I message my colorectal oncologist Dr. Cannon’s nurse on Wednesday and ask her if I need to prep anything for Friday’s port check. She says
I’m let in the back door by someone who looks fifteen years older than he probably is. I walk up a flight of stairs—beige with
The last almost six weeks have been all about recovering from LAR (Lower Anterior Resection) surgery and sneaking in whatever I can do to “pre-hab”
I move up my appointment with my colorectal oncologist, Dr. Cannon, because the pathology results came in sooner than expected. I’m nine days post-op from
Emily, my current-but-soon-to-be-former boss at the yoga studio where I work, pulls up in front of my house and sends me a text, “Here!” I
When I thought about writing this post I imagined it would be long, exciting, and full of detail—a big momentous step in the process I’d
I wake up. I don’t know where I am. Someone hands me my glasses. I put them on. I see. A nurse. “You’ve just come
“I don’t think we spend enough time talking about ‘left of surviving’,” My Unlikely Friend said. I don’t exactly remember when this conversation of ours
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Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
