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| 25 years ago, at about this time of year, while anxious over finishing my Ph.D, I finally I had the lump in my temple removed. During the procedure the doctors said, "Oops". when he opened my head. This was not a good sign. I left and went home and got sick during the weekend with either food poisoning or a stomach bug. During the weekend, I got a call that said I should come back to the doctor to discuss the pathology report. "What is the problem?", I asked. "The doctor will explain it to you." |
| Monday came after a sleepless night. |
| "Mr. Whitener, I am sorry to tell you but you have cancer. That's the bad news. The good news is you are in Boston." |
| ...BBBBBB.........OOO.........OOO.......M.........M....!!!... ...B.....B.......O...O.......O...O......M.M.....M.M....!!!... ...B.....B......O.....O.....O.....O.....M..M...M..M....!!!... ...BBBBBB.......O.....O.....O.....O.....M...MMM...M....!!!... ...B.....B......O.....O.....O.....O.....M.........M....!!!... ...B.....B.......O...O.......O...O......M.........M.......... ...BBBBBB.........OOO.........OOO.......M.........M....!!!... |
| (Being told you have cancer is like having a shotgun go off near your head. It is very disorienting, and one tends not to hear much for a while.) |
| Stay tuned for more of the story. |
| (Cancer Chronicles is a series of status updates that account the events of 25 years ago when I went through a bout with cancer. Its purposes are multi-fold: catharsis, education, information, celebration, etc. ) |
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