Welcome! I’m Andrew.

Welcome! I’m Andrew.

I’m 37 years old, and I live in Columbus, Ohio with my wife Alexis and four-year-old daughter Addie. This is my blog about my experience with colorectal cancer.


“So, Does Anyone Ever…Go Back to the Bag?”

Last week I sat down with Dr. Dietz’s incredible nurse Vicki for a follow-up appointment. She asked how things are going, and I answered that it’s been a little rough. I explained how one day, I won’t poop at all. (For those with the misfortune of knowing me well enough to know my bowel habits…

Cougar Commencement

Today I had the opportunity to give my first-ever commencement address, at the winter graduation for business department students at Misericordia University, a place near and dear to my heart. While it was a little weird to give a graduation speech over Zoom, in my current physical state it probably couldn’t have happened any other…

What the Heck Was I Supposed to Learn From All This?

Or more pointedly, “Did I learn from this what I was supposed to?” Now that I’m all put back together, that’s a question I’ve found myself asking a lot. With my last procedure in the rear-view, I suppose it’s natural to wax a bit philosophical. Life may still be a few months from normal –…

All Hooked Up and No Place to Go

I’m back home! My ileostomy reversal surgery on Monday went very well, and in Addie’s words, “Daddy’s poo-poo bag all gone.” This surgery was light years easier than the original ileostomy and resection. I was nervous about a repeat of the issues I had last time, when it took my intestines many days to wake…

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Addie loves the park; mostly, the many nice dogs we meet at the park.

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