Costa Rica: Cancer Patient Shares His Ups and Downs

An anonymous, 45 year-old Costa Rican recently received some sobering news, and decided to share the news with the world through a blog, even before sharing it with his family. He begins: Como lo hago desde hace varios años, alrededor de la fecha de mi cumpleaños me hago un chequeo médico general. El viernes me confirmó el médico que en las radiografías de los pulmones apareció una mancha que definitivamente es un cáncer de pulmón. Nunca he fumado, más que en un período de rebeldía cuando tenía dieciséis años. Just as I have been doing for many years now, close to my birthday I receive a general medical checkup. Last Friday, the doctor found a spot on my lung that appeared on the x-rays. I have never smoked, only in those days of rebellion when I was 16 years old. The blog called Diario de Un Enfermo de Cáncer [es] or Diary... [read full story]