My name is Farokh Monajem.

I ran into some digestive problems in the middle of June 2009. Janet (my wife) was out of town on business, which was not a big deal at the time. Unfortunately, things have gone from bad to worse. This diary is an attempt at making sense of it all. I have found it impossible to keep the blog up to date. All entries are entered after the fact, or after the events have taken place. Some emotions may have crept in ahead of their time.

I was diagnosed officially with colon cancer on August 10. My operation will take place on September 2. That is pretty speedy. And in these days of the U.S. discussing the benefits of public health care, it is important to highlight the speed with which the diagnostics were carried out, and the operation planned.