Long Term Stage IV survival story

In March 1977 at age of 32 I was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer following a barium enema and subsequent surgery. I was told that no younger patient with same illness had been seen in our central Florida area to the doctors' knowledge (no prize given!). I had a 16" resection and spleenectomy and began a year-long regimen of 5FU i.v. treatments. My platelet count rebounded very quickly and soon returned to good levels. After 3 weeks at home I resumed working as a real estate agent. At first I limited my physical activity but within 2 months, complete with a nice scar I was essentially back to normal. I continued to have good blood workups during the year of chemo. The 5FU (given in top of hand) was always hurtful but I usually felt ok with 3 hours or so after procedure. At end of the year my physicians suggested I continue for another year on the 5FU as "sort of fire insurance." I declined as it was important to me to continue with work which was doing well. I had been married for 9 years at the time and we were raising 2 kids. By the 18-month mark my wife and I decided we want to build a new home and we began making plans. We moved into a lakefront brick home with pool in December 1979. There is much more to my story but for sake of space I can say it has now been 32 years, 9 months, many barium exams and a half-dozen colonoscopies later I am fine. My last colonoscopy was Oct. 30, '09. I have had one benign polyp in all these years. I know I am a fortunate soul. I now have lived nearly as long post Stage IV as prior to it(almost 33 years). I think it's important to know that good luck can indeed occur. FYI-I don't minimize the importance of support groups, blogs, chatrooms, etc. for some people but I never wanted or needed that; "life" was motivation enough. To me a great wife and 2 small kids who needed me to earn a living left little time to worry. I just decided not to look back, have regular medical checkups and work hard on diet. I consider myself to be an expert on the consumption of whole grains and fiber. I always considered all the natural stuff I eat as little scrapers going through me, keeping all intestinal bad guys moving smartly along. Yeah I know, a little silly but something has worked. One more thing - I became a feces watcher long ago and I never flush without a look. Good luck and good health to anybody diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer.