by benforred | Jun 23, 2023 | Anniversaries, Family, Grief, Health, Mental Health, Pain, PTSD, Relationships, Surgery
I started this article as 2022 was coming to a close and I was reflecting on all that has transpired and what is presently at hand. I only now feel ready to publish it though as it has been a pretty intense 6 months of 2023 already! As I was reflecting on 2022, I had...
by benforred | May 23, 2022 | Anniversaries, history, Milestones
It’s Life’s a Polyp’s 10 year anniversary! One of the ways to celebrate I thought would be to do the 10 Year Challenge but blog style!So much has happened for LAP and myself in the last 10 years. I shared about previously in The Evolution of...
by benforred | May 31, 2021 | Anniversaries, Ostomy
It’s hard to believe it, but this is my 20th anniversary of my ostomy reversal!I had my colon removed at age 9 due to Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. I was expected to have my ostomy reversed into a Jpouch a few months later. However, this is far from what would...
by benforred | Aug 28, 2020 | Anniversaries, Relationships, Travel
It’s been over a year since I took a real vacation. I took a week off work at the end of 2019 to work on projects for my house, but that doesn’t really count. I’ve been in need of a real vacation, particularly with the stress of Covid19. Work has...
by benforred | Jun 1, 2014 | Anniversaries, Health, Support
Happy National Cancer Day to all you survivors out there! What are you doing today to commemorate your victory? It’s hard not to look back and think about the time since fist diagnosis and treatment. It may have only been a short time for you or perhaps, like...
by benforred | Feb 16, 2014 | Anniversaries, Health, history, Medical Providers
I’m not very good about remembering health milestones. I don’t usually think about how many years since my first surgery or my last and when I do it’s not typically anytime around the anniversary. But this year I did remember that it’s been 20...
