The title of this episode is "Quid a deo dignum est, omnia a nobis." Let me translate this for you. Those of you who may be fluent in Latin, please forgive me if my translation is a bit loose, but according to Google, it means: "Anything fro

Season 2 Episode 1: Back Again

Oct 18th, 2023 16m 47s

Towards the end of this past summer, I received a blow that I didn't see coming. We had been told a year and a half earlier that I was cancer-free. After this announcement, I was still seeing my oncologist every 3 months. Before each visit,

Episode 12: Ostomy

Jun 20th, 2023 14m 4s

The day finally came to take care of the damage the tumor had done during its stay in my body and with its removal. I had to have my bodily functions returned to me, even if it meant having them changed significantly. My way of life would neve

Episode 11: infection

Jun 13th, 2023 14m 42s

In the last Episode, I talked about the reversal surgery that I was supposed to have and the mystery MRI that unexpectedly stopped said surgery. I went ahead and had surgery, but not the reversal. They inserted a JP drain through my bott

Episode 10: Reversal?

Jun 7th, 2023 11m 45s

Now that I have had the tumor removed, I only needed to have the ileostomy reversed and things would be back to normal. Easy as that, right? I would get my strength back from the surgery and have the surgery area healed properly so as to

Episode 9: Surgery

May 31st, 2023 18m 39s

So, the nights were much better at home than at Stonehenge. I still had problems from time to time, but being at home in my own bed brought my stress level way down. I continued to exercise and tried to keep busy doing a few things in th

Episode 8: Home Is Where You Go

May 22nd, 2023 8m 49s

I was only 2 weeks at Stonehenge. I was told that I was progressing rapidly on my road to recovery and that if I would like to, I could go home. I would have to continue with home therapy for a few weeks and it would take a while before I was

Episode 7: Radiation

May 15th, 2023 16m 48s

So my encounter with radiation begins. Radiation. What can I say? I got my only tattoo. My radiologist had me come in for a visit and explained what was going to happen and told me I needed to go into the exam room and have a tattoo on my b

Episode 6: The Angels Aren't Mad

May 8th, 2023 13m 31s

As I began my cancer experience, my family had been affected in so many ways. Everyone was trying so hard to be positive and help me stay focused on getting better. But there were so many distractions that kept popping up every time I would s

Episode 5: Chemo: The Demon.

May 1st, 2023 16m 10s

And now the time for the infamous chemotherapy had arrived. I would be having the folfox regimen of chemo. The first treatment was scheduled. Each session would last about 2 hours and I would go in every other week. At the end of each treat

Episode 4: I Wonder

Apr 24th, 2023 13m 19s

So, as I was saying, I had a colonoscopy. The results were not what I wanted to hear. I was diagnosed with rectal cancer. I wrote the following when we found out what would be in our future. “We are in the middle of completing the nece

Episode 3a: Side Effects From My Treatments

Apr 18th, 2023 4m 30s

FOLFOX was my doctor's choice of chemo treatment. It is used a lot of times for bowel cancers, which is what I had. Like most chemo treatments there are many side effects that most cancer patients will need to deal with. I want to focus on a

Episode 3: Faith And Miracles

Apr 17th, 2023 17m 35s

This podcast is not for me to complain about the circumstance in which I found myself. The reason for sharing these things with you is in the hope that it might touch the lives of anyone who has gone through or is going through or will go thro

EPISODE 2: You Have Cancer

Apr 10th, 2023 10m 44s

So, here we are again. Let’s see, where should we start? I think we maybe should start from the beginning. You know “When you read you begin with ABC, when you talk about cancer you begin with Colonoscopy, biopsy, or positron emission tom

Healing Episode 1

Apr 4th, 2023 15m 37s

An introduction to a new musical podcast about healing from cancer. An account of my battle with colorectal cancer. My name is Doug Allan and 2 and a half years ago I was diagnosed with cancer. This podcast, Healing, will take you through my

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