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Cancer Diary: If Only..

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  If only he had caught it earlier... If only he had done due diligence with screening options (he had the insurance; there was no excuse)... If only he had taken the colonoscopy seriously and not blown it off, thinking he was robust and cancer would never catch him... If only he had noticed the drop in his activity level... If only he had noticed his drop in interest in the daily tidbits of life... If only had a good doctor who knew how to read cancer indications in a blood test and not relied on lack of pain meaning lack of illness ... If only he had taken fitness training seriously and started losing weight... If only he had done fitness training homework so he could start losing weight... If only he accepted mortality sooner so he could get family and financial planning in hand, powers of attorney, last wishes, burial information--rather than leaving family scrambling and guessing... If only he had considered end of life possibilities so he could have been ready for outreach to res