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Living with the Big C
In mid-May I was diagnosed with cancer. What I thought was a recurrence of Bell’s
Palsy turned out to be a tumor growing on my salivary gland, which compromised my
facial nerve.
Within a matter of weeks, I was checking into Emory University Hospital in Midtown
for an eight-hour surgery to remove the tumor, lymph nodes, and a nerve graft to,
eventually, allow me to smile again.
Editor’s Letter
Collin
Kelley
has been editor of
Atlanta Intown for
almost two decades.
He’s also an
award-winning poet
and novelist.
collin@AtlantalntownPaper.com
When I came out of the surgery, I was
stunned by the giant incision running
down my neck and across my throat. It
looked like my head had been cut off and
sewn back on — think Frankenstein minus
the bolts. But the aesthetics were secondary
to the sobering fact of my diagnosis: the
rare, aggressive adenoid cystic carcinoma.
My Emory team ruled out
chemotherapy, since there’s very little
evidence that it works on this kind of
cancer. So, I’m about to begin six weeks
of radiation at the Emory Proton Therapy
Center. Unfortunately, radiation treatment is usually just a band-aid. Adenoid cystic
carcinoma has a high rate of recurrence and when it does, it’s fatal.
Of course, it might be 10 or 20 years before it recurs. Or it could be five. Barring a heart
attack, car accident, or plane crash, I’ll likely die of this cancer sometime in the future.
Or maybe not. As my fantastic Emory team has said, there are new therapies and drugs
in development. By the
time I have a recurrence,
the treatment might
extend my life.
I decided at diagnosis
that I wasn’t going to dwell
on it. There’s too much
writing, traveling, and fun
still to be had. I’m giving
myself permission to have
a whopper of a mid-life
crisis; I might even start a
bucket list.
The week before
my surgery, I closed on
my condo in Midtown.
Moving in after the surgery
was a fresh hell, but I’m here and happy in my new nest. Being able to walk a block or two
to everything I need — supermarket, drug store, restaurants, MARTA — is even better than
living on the BeltLine. Although, I can walk pretty easily to the Eastside Trail if the mood
hits.
I’m also in walking distance to the Proton Center, not that I’m eager to make that trek,
but at least it’s convenient. A couple of weeks ago, I walked over and had a mold made of
my face for the radiation mask. That’s the closest I want to get to mummification.
Between the doctor’s appointments, tests, and dealing with insurance, Atlanta Intown
has kept me busy and focused. A huge thank you to the Springs Publishing team for
coalescing around me and making my recovery less stressful. Digital editor Chad Radford
filled in while I was in the hospital and recuperating after surgery, publisher Keith Pepper
coordinated a food drop with the staff, and new Reporter Newspaper editor Amy Wenk
helped with news coverage. Thanks, y’all!
I’ll close with a special shoutout to my longtime colleague, our real estate advertising
executive Janet Porter. I’ve worked with Janet at Intown for almost 20 years and she’s
become a trusted friend, too. Janet hung up her sales hat as we closed out this issue of
Intown and is returning to her home state of Virginia for a new career adventure. Janet, it
has been an absolute pleasure — even when we were having bitch and moan sessions. You
helped build Intown into the successful publication it continues to be. You will be greatly
missed by me and the clients. Good luck and godspeed.
Onward. DU
4 July 2021 I nn
AtlantalntownPaper.com