Or, how a colon can change the meaning of everything…

Those of you visiting this site know me as Renee Gentzel, a full-time neuroscientist living the dream. I’m wife to the professorial Michael and mom to the creatively wonderful Hannah. I also am fortunate to have a tremendous network of family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. Finally, there’s our dog, Onchao…who tries to listen but will still jump any distance to lick your face and sit in your lap.

This story is about my journey with colon cancer. Go to the page “How it all started” to get the history, and jump to the blog posts to get the latest. Regular submissions will update on my progress (a.k.a. verify my “still living” status).