ABSTRACT
In his ¤rst blog entry, titled, “A Little Something from my Cancer Diary” (February 20, 2006), Chet describes how he found out he had cancer:
On September 23, 2005, I underwent a surgical procedure to remove a lump that I found in my abdomen. … I felt the lump [one day] during the late summer of 2005 while I was in bed one morning. I felt it again later that day while showering. I assumed that it was merely a strained muscle from my ab workouts at the gym, or one of those benign cysts they tell everyone about. During the time I awaited the surgery, all of my friends and family had little theories about what this lump might be: an absorbed twin, an ovary, or a clump of undigested brie. My friends have colorful imaginations.
