Barbara Barrie is a delightful writer who really got to the heart of having rectal/colon cancer. so much of what she wrote, if i didn't know better, i would have said i was written by me,starting with the denial of symptoms {bleeding abnormal bowels}. So much easier to think hemorrhoids, i'm getting older probably polyps com-busting, and even thinking i didn't need a colonoscopy because there wasn't rectal/colon cancer in my family. stupid stupid stupid. it was so comforting and reassuring to see she has gotten past all of it. reconciling my self to a colostomy bag has not been easy (i had 4 operations within a month and the frustration of it all was enormous}. i know the tears and fears she felt, i had them too. Thanks Miss Barrie, i'm so glad you wrote this book