And here we are – nearly through the first month of 2020, and so much has happened. My posts have been scant; my time spent on my page less than usual; but I have been busy and I have pretty pictures that may or may not see the light of day. First and foremost, this man has completed his second surgery, closing up the ileostomy left when they removed the cancerous tumour from his rectum. Dave has the best smile, and the fact that last Tuesday he went into this surgery calm and smiling says a lot about our cancer journey. To everyone who has sent the good vibes, prayed hard, and followed his journey for more than a year – thank you. We have received your positivity even when, and most especially when we didn’t have it in us to be positive ourselves. Sitting with Danielle while the snow fell outside, and he was crossing the last big hurdle of this journey, I feel ready to say goodbye to 2019. Goodbye and thank you for the lessons… on top of lessons… on top of lessons… because like it or not, the scariest part is behind us now (sorry… I couldn’t resist the pun…) and we can officially move out of survival mode and start to survey the damage left behind and rebuild.
Just like his favourite footie team @liverpoolfc – he never gave up.
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Kali J Desautels 
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