Semicolon the Art of Healing

Semicolon was written for patients who are diagnosed with colon cancer. I want this book to be a resource to help you and your care-givers to develop plans to fight colon cancer and inspire you to heal completely. I encourage you to not just survive but thrive. My intention is to point the way to healing from the disease so you can continue living a vibrant life.

“Humans must rise above the Earth…to the top of the atmosphere and beyond. For only thus will we understand the world in which we live.” Socrates, 400 BC

I have traveled this road and won the battle. As a Colon Cancer Patient you have the power to heal completely. You will choose the right cancer treatment for your body. During this journey you will discover what needs healing and find the right path and proper pace for your recovery. You will find others who will help you with healing practices during and after your treatment. You have many choices to make during this journey. Remember, “You got the whole world in your hands.”

You Got the Whole World in Your Hands

I remember that familiar song lyric I learned as a kid, “You got the whole world in your hands.” When you attend a planetarium star show you come to realize how vast the universe must be. A universe created by some supreme being. You and I are a part of this universe. We are not alone.

What is healing? Lets start by going to the Internet site of Wikipedia. “Healing is the process whereby the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged area. Healing incorporates both the removal of damage tissue and the replacement of this tissue.”1


In this book I will tell my own story on how I continue to heal after cancer. I focus on physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social healing. I am comfortable asking for help from most anybody. I will point you to sources I found helpful for my treatment and recovery. Many of my friends fighting cancer have stacks of books by their bed as they look for information to help fight their disease and surf the internet looking for new cures.

My Story
I found out I had colon cancer from a routine colonoscopy recommended by my doctor. I had just turned fifty and my primary physical said that we have probed every other area of my body for disease screening time for a full scope or
Colonoscopy. I hired a team of medical doctors, nurses, surgeons, lab technicians and other medical personnel to find and destroy the cancer in my body. Treatment was surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Diagnosis was October 2003. A surgeon performed an abdominal resection and removed half of my colon one month later. Out of 25 lymph nodes that were removed outside the colon wall and tested them all for cancer. One lymph node was malignant. My Oncologist decided that my colon cancer was staged at level 3. I required six months of chemotherapy and radiation. All medical treatment was complete by June 1, 2004.

I have routine blood tests and CT scans of my throat, chest, and abdomen to check for cancer reoccurrence. I have been free and clear with no signs of cancer for almost three years.

Semicolon
I call myself a semicolon. Why? Because the doctor saved my ass. He removed half of my recum that had cancer. I guess now it really is OK for me to be half-assed. Also I needed a catchy title for my book so I could sell millions of copies of this book.

My story is full of humor since I believe Norman Cousins proved the power of healing through humor. Readers Digest has a joke section called “Laughter is the best medicine.” I have had friends kick my butt to get his book done. Yes I am looking for a publisher.

I am a NERD
Doctors call me a NERD. No Evidence of Reoccurring Disease is what the medical establishment will label me today three years after treatment. I think I am cured. Doctors don’t use that word. For the past twenty years I have been called a NERD because I work with computers. Now I am a NERD because I have no more cancer. I guess you could say I am NERD2.