Hi everyone;

[steve/lisa]

Hi just thought I'd give update on me,Yes i do have colon cancer,and the growths in my bladder are just that,benign growths,and will be removed soon so i won't have blood in my urine.

I had several tumors removed from my colon,and it's not as bad as they thought at first,but I will have to have about 2 feet of colon removed and then they will reattach it back together,and of course kemo,which this makes the 3ed time for me having cancer,not looking forward to this time though,as I have no-one but me to take care of me,but as befor I will beat this again.

Oh general news for all,the book Gerald N. Callahan has writen about us is being sold now,Amazon.com has it and barnes and noble is selling it for a July 2ed delivery,they still have a very few early releases left but not many,and yes I'm in it,my name in it is Lisamay Stevens;the name of it is: Between XX and XY
Intersexuality and the Myth of the Two Sexes.

I feel honored to give a window of my life to this book,yes some things are bad things this world did to me,and some are good things too,I did this to get a message out to the world,and try to change the minds of the crows that haunt us all,and to,I hope,to help those having a hard time coping with living intersexed,or to the parents of intersexed children,as I was one of them,once upon a time.

I've been threw alot in my life,more than I'd ever thought I would ever talk about,even to myself,as those were days of hardships and dispair,but I have worked most of those things out in the last two yrs now,and I would like to say to all my friends here,I'm proud to be a true hermaphrodite "chimera" at last(and if anyone wonders just read my past posts to know what I am.).

Dianne if you are still here,Hi to you and I hope your puppy is doing well,I know I have not been here much but between my devorce and this cancer and moving to St Louis MO,I've been quit busy,but if anyone wants to PM me then do so and ask away,if I can assist you in anyway I will.

I hope when I beat this cancer this time,I hope,the sky will be blue for me and the birds again shall sing for me and the flower's will bloom for me again,and most of all,I hope I will find one like mellisa again,to be in love with,but first things first.

Anyway,all,I will be on here alot more I hope in the near future,but I will answer if asked,most of us on here are like myself,we are beyond male and female,which can make life differcult but not impossiable to live.

So all,keep smiling,that way no-one knows what your thinking,and that alone drives the normals nuts...Lisamay...

[Kailana]

not sure why I post haha since you actually call me, from time to time.

Oh and Gerald finally emailed me, about the book being released early. So far lots of good reviews at least. I am looking forward to reading it soon.

thank you for the update on the colon cancer. I was a bit worried well still am, but at least sounds like its not as serious as previously thought which is semi good news. meaning your still having surgery and still some risk but well how do I say this correctly? Perhaps not as much fear or risk? god that reads bad, maybe a better positive outcome knowing its treatable? hope that didn't sting any. Had not intended it too. take care always and keep in touch.

[Dianne]

Yes, I got an email from Gerald last night to!

Are you in the book Kailana?

The title is Between XX and XY: Intersexuality and the Myth of Two Sexes

[witchy_woman]

Hi there :) You probably dont know me yet, i havn't been on here long. Im WW or Kat, 19 - anatomically "normal" female with one IS best friend (and now a couple more friends too)

I wanna say welcome back even though im fairly new. I wish you strength on your cancer battle. so many people i know have been affected by cancer and my thoughts are with you and if you dont mind i will light a white candel with wishes for your healing ^^

Just like so many IS people you seem so very strong...it really amazes me. Im looking forward to the book release too, as strange as that sounds. the better i can understand because i havn't myself experienced the same thing as many here...but i always want a better sympathy and empathy for my best friend and what she goes through.

Much love and blessings,

~witchy

[Kailana]

or a simple yes, I have a few pages in the book. Not too much realy though does go over when I was diagnosed in 93, and shares some light on confusion really that happened afterwards. Think it's an ok telling of how I feel, What makes sense and what doesn't. poor medical treatment after comming back to the real world and who knows what else as I can't really remember since I wrote the author a year ago.

[steve/lisa]

Thank you Witchy Woman,Dianne,and Kailana dear's,Yes life as we all know it, does throw us a few curve balls once in awhile,I think maybe just to keep us on our toes,or at least me anyway,But just once I wish it did'nt,I think I've had enough of those curves,anyway got to go to the dentist on monday,and after I get this 1 taken care of then I pack to go to Idaho to my surgin's office and set up my surgery and such.

at least their I can get post care for as long as I need it,hopefully Kailana I will beable to visit you befor I get cut on,anyway all thank you for saying hi to me,be back later,Lisamay...

[marlena]

I think this thread should be in "Meeting Board" section :)

[Kailana]

but in all reality its an update on info, no real reason to move it unless the author wants it moved. At some point other comments will be posted moving this one down.