I AM THAT “NEMESIS”!
This picture was taken October 28, 2018 “I think I was still digesting the diagnosis. For a long time I knew I wasn’t well” The day I got diagnosed with “ SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA ” and “ OROPHARYNGEAL CANCERS ”. Eight years later and I still haven’t gotten to “Bang the Gong” at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Yet, I am alive and living at home and not Princess Margaret Hospital. In 2022 I spent 22 weeks in there and many weeks off and on since. Missing a few parts, kind of beat up, but still the same annoying me. And all because I live in the greatest city in the world with the greatest of free healthcare. The greatest reason I am still alive after 13 times on life support and numerous surgeries, is beyond all doubt, Due to the wonderful staff of the “PRINCESS MARGARET CANCER CENTRE” and the “UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK”. The wonders they have done in keeping me alive cannot be put into words. I am eternally grateful and Blessed! It has taken me 69 years to appreciate the life I ...