Euphoric

The Courage to Change

Soaring Sobriety

100 Days Sober

The Way Out Podcast

Addiction Unlimited

Coaching Through Recovery

Well & Why Podcast

Let’s Keep it Real

The Lying Queen

Picture this: September 2012. On screen, my life looks like an after school special. I am 30 years old. I leave corporate America in Boston to pursue my dream career as a life coach in New York City. I find my ideal single bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side. I’m swiping for love. I look fit and happy. Things couldn’t be better…at least on the outside.

The Bottom Line

My doctor had discovered a 10cm mass in my rectum in October 2019 and after rounds of testing, I still couldn’t get a confirmed diagnosis. All images showed cancer but all of the biopsies came back negative. After my last surgery (that I thought was for the removal of the mass) I woke up from anesthesia to receive a dark prognosis from my New York surgeon: he couldn’t remove it and, from his perspective, the only path forward was major abdominal surgery with a permanent colostomy bag.