During 2020, I had blood in my stool, but I dismissed it. I had fatigue, but I was working 12-hour shift work, so I dismissed it. By May 2021, my colonoscopy showed I was 90% blocked. Not long after surgery, I went back to work only to go on short-term disability in August to emotionally and physically take a break and adjust to my new life. I went back to work in January 2022 due to feeling better and not being on “aggressive” treatments since December 2021. However, by March 2022, cancer grew, and I was back on “aggressive” meds, which has again interfered with my lifestyle. I am working to do long-term disability and will be looking to do trials and go outside of the Veterans Administration to seek information and treatments.