Who is Going to Believe They Saved or Prolonged My Life

By Carl E. Kegerreis

It's hard to believe that in this life, as a human, we can be attacked by a little devil that can sneak inside us, attack us, and command his warriors to destroy our body. Who is going to believe they saved or prolonged my life? I wanted to thank everyone responsible for removing the little devil from my body and tell them, "Thank you for saving

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Carl E. Kegerreis

I was born in 1939, in Indiana. My father was a United Methodist Minister and I lived in Hudson, Monroe, Leesburg, Union City, and Knightstown, Indiana. I taught Red Cross swimming, diving, lifesaving, and was a life guard at Union City, Knightstown, and Greenfield pools during high school and college. I attended North Manchester College, Ball State University, and my Junior year was drafted by the U.S. Army. I trained Army Sentry Dogs and as a Security Sgt., I was responsible for the continuous training at the Indiana and Ohio missile bases. I retired after working 33 years in the CSX Transportation Railroad Police Dept.. I was a Lt., Captain, Division Chief, and President of the Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio, Railroad Police Associations. I was a member of the Ohio Chiefs Of Police, the Lucas, Seneca, Shelby, and Wood, County Sheriff's Associations. I wrote a biography for my family and a novel which has yet to be published. I am married to Sandra, my wife of 47 years and have been blessed with 3 children and 5 grandchildren. My wife and I live in Ohio. --This text refers to an alternate

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Who is going to believetheysavedorprolonged...

MYLIFE

Who is going to believetheysavedorprolonged...

MYLIFE

CARLKEGERREIS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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specialthankyoutoalltheemployees,thestaff,

thenurses,thedoctors,andtheadministratorsat the Cleveland, Ohio, Clinic.

Special thanks to the clinic's Legal Department; Amanda Hollis, director of the clinic's Department of Development; and Eileen_ Sheil, director of the clinic's Communications Department, who have re- viewed my manuscript, author izing thismanuscript to be published.

Thankstomywife,Sandra,whostayedwithmeattheclinic:ourson,Robert,andmybrotherBob,whohelpedustravelfromourhometotheclinicandreturntoourhome;andourdaughterCarlaandherhusband,Michael,whosurprisedusbypayingourfirstmotelbillandhandlingthearrangementsforustostayattheHil-tonHomewoodSuitesbeforemysurgeryattheclinic.

Thanks to all our familyand friends whoprayed for my recovery.

Special thanks to Dr. Michael Applebaum, who has been our family doctor for twenty-threeyears, who found the swelling in my abdomen during my physical,requiringmetogetaCT scanandtosee a Toledo surgeon who suggested that I go to a can- cercenter.IchosetheClevelandClinic,whichIgive credit to for saving or prolonging my life.

CONTENTS

Foreword      vii

OurDaughter'sPoems      1

IWasAfraid      1

God      2

TheDisease      3

TheFight      4

InControl      5

TheGame      5

IHaveSpoken      7

TheVoice      8

DearGod      8

MyDisease      9

Surprise      11

MoreSurprises      19

ThankYou,God,forDoctors,Nurses,and

theClevelandClinic      27

DidWeGettheLittleDevil?      42

TheLittleDevil'sFriend      52

AdditionalInformation      62

AbouttheAuthor      63

FOREWORD

ll royalty proceeds from this book will be do- natedtotheClevelandClinicFoundationatPO

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Box931517,Cleveland,Ohio,44101-8713.Thedo- nationsbycheckwillbemadepayabletotheCleve- landclinicforcancerresearch.Iwasinsuchaplace at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, I could not begin to tell you how I was nervous, upset, and how I attempted to appear acting normal in front of my wife, Sandra, and our son, Rob, who were with meonSeptember22,2011.IgivecredittoaBaptist chaplain,CharissaPrunty,aGod-lovingwomanwho was with me in the preparation room prior to going upstairs for surgery. She held my hand and prayed with me and my family. Now, please don't get the idea I was on my deathbed, although there was that possibility. I have to tell you after the prayer I was on my way upstairs, and I felt so much calmer, with a warm feeling from the tip of my toes to the top of my head. I was lying on a stretcher as the hospital staff rolled me into a room that reminded me of a warehouse but had partitions and curtains. I sat upas required. I felt a pinch on my back with someone telling me, You are going to feel pain as we push theneedleinyourspine,butitwillhelpcontrolyour surgerypain.Doesithurt?Inoddedmyheadno

and was asked to lie down. I believe that the chap- lain's prayer and that warm feeling in me helped my pain.Also, I knew that our family and friends were praying for me. I