It’s not easy to hear that you have stage-four colon cancer, and even harder to be told you’re having stoma surgery on the very same day. But on April 22, 2014, that’s exactly what happened to me. It was a shock, and adjusting to a colostomy was hard. I'd heard of a stoma but didn't know much about it. Chemo treatment followed my surgery, and it wasn't easy either. But I made it through because of my faith and the help of my friends and loved ones.