My father is dead because he was given only the "choice" of surgery (ostomy) following the chemo-radiation. Other factors, such as that his lungs were in poor shape and his overall health was not good, were given no merit in the decision. He died not from the cancer but from pneumonia following surg...

I can't help but admit that I wondered whether every possible means would be used to prevent Farrah from having a colostomy, while the rest of us are just defaulted to the procedure. When my father was diagnosed with rectal cancer, the only option we were presented was AP resection and (of course) p...