I Have Cancer

I am creating this blog as way to allow people to keep up with what is going on through out my treatment. I figure this will be easier than trying to remember to call and keep everyone updated all the time. Just to refresh everyone or inform those who havent heard, I was diagnosed with Small Cell cancer of the rectum, yeah not a fun place to have cancer. I am going to be very frank and up front in this and not sugar coat it, so for the faint of heart beware. Small cell cancer is a very fast growing form of cancer that must be caught early for a better chance of starting treating before it spreads. We are still not sure if it has spread outside the rectum/colon I will find that out after a few more test this week. This is an inoperable cancer and can only be treated through chemotherapy and radiation treatment, which will be starting as soon as we run a few more tests. Not too much is known about this type of cancer associated with the rectum so they give a 30-40% chance of complete recovery but i dont think this applies to me because I am JAKE and so I put my odds around 90%. I have decided to stay here in dallas and recieve my treatments up here and continue to work as long as I can. I want to keep thing as normal as possible and not let it get me down and it hasnt I am problably taking the news better than anyone else who has heard it so far. I am just ready to get the treatment started and get better.
Stay tuned I will try and update regularly. I know eveyone is there for me if need you but for now just pray for me and a fast recovery. Please feel free to leave comments or email me at jjc003@shsu.edu, i would give yall my work email but ill be in and out so much i dont want to miss them.

Jake