I recently underwent a procedure called a “laparoscopic ileocolic resection.” I thought about writing this prior to surgery but could not muster up the mental and emotional energy to put words on a page. Now that it’s in the rearview mirror, I’ve come to view it as a journey through fear. And more specifically, I’ve decided that the phases I went throug…
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