About the time I posted the Feb 18th comment, I realized I was seeing blood in the toilet. By the time I had a colonoscopy on May 28, 2024, I assumed I had cancer, which was confirmed. I was, by the end of May, losing more blood, went to ER and was admitted to the hospital because of severe anemia, and within a week I was released from the hospital to hospice at my daughter's home. To make a long story short, my colon bleeding stopped after I received three units of blood; my hemoglobin went up and I am currently doing fine, at home, with no pain. I HOPE that I will live long enough to vote in the November election, but I know my time is short. I still say, "Why NOT me?" Life may be short or long and we can only do our best to try to make a better world for those who follow us with the time we have. I started a
new thread regarding choosing palliative care rather than cancer treating, if you are interested.