Reset the Clock

Take Action Against Late Stage Colon Cancer

You Are Not Out of Options

Honest perspective. Lived experience. Steady encouragement. For late-stage colon cancer survivors, families, and caregivers.

Stage 4 Colon Cancer

My name is Greg Metry. I was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer in July 2012. The prognosis was grim. More than fourteen years later, I am still here — and I built this space for you.

No hype. No false promises. No fees. Ever. Just real talk from someone who has lived it.

Who This is For

If any of this sounds familiar, you are in the right place:

• You or someone you love has just received a late-stage colon cancer diagnosis and you do not know where to turn
• You have been told there is nothing more that can be done — and you are not ready to accept that
• You are months or years into this journey and need to hear from someone who truly understands the long view
• You are a family member or caregiver trying to support someone you love and you are quietly exhausted
• You are managing scan anxiety, treatment fatigue, or the emotional weight of living with uncertainty

This space was built for every one of you.

What Colon Cancer Real Talk Is

Colon Cancer Real Talk exists for one reason:

To share what more than a decade of living with metastatic colon cancer has taught me — so that you do not have to figure it all out alone.

When I was diagnosed, there was no guide. No one ahead of me on this road handed me their experience. My wife Lalisa, my mother, and I researched, tested, reflected, and built our own strategy — combining modern Western medicine with Eastern holistic practices — to manage this disease not as a death sentence, but as a chronic condition.

That approach gave my journey a name: Reset the Clock.

Everything on this site flows from that philosophy.

What You Will Find Here

Reset the Clock The core philosophy behind everything I share. What it means to manage metastatic colon cancer as a chronic disease — and the six practices that have guided more than fourteen years of living it.

Living With It Real talk on the things that matter most: scan anxiety (Scanziety), nutrition, movement, rest, second opinions, and maintaining a grounded mindset when the road gets hard.

For Families and Caregivers You are carrying something enormous. This section is for you — the people walking alongside a late-stage patient, trying to help without losing themselves in the process.

Videos Short, direct videos on the topics survivors and families ask about most. Filmed simply. Spoken honestly.

A Word About This Space

I do not charge for anything here. I do not accept donations, fees, or compensation of any kind.

Colon Cancer Real Talk is not a business. It is my way of contributing something meaningful — built from everything Lalisa, my mother, and I learned together over more than a decade of living this disease.

If it helps you find even a little more clarity, courage, or direction — then my time is well spent.

Whether you are fighting a new diagnosis, managing treatment fatigue, or trying to support a loved one — this space was built to help you navigate the road ahead.

About Greg

Not an expert. A survivor.

My name is Greg Metry. I am not an oncologist. I am not a researcher. I hold no medical credentials and I do not claim to have answers that apply to everyone.

What I do have is this: more than fourteen years of living with metastatic colon cancer — and a deep, earned respect for how personal, unpredictable, and survivable this journey can be.

I share my experience because when I was diagnosed, there was no one ahead of me on this road who had walked it and could say: here is what I learned. That absence is the reason Colon Cancer Real Talk exists. And to offer hope, inspiration and mentoring.

July 2012

I went in for what I hoped was a routine colonoscopy. My doctor could not even insert the scope — a massive tumor was blocking ninety-five percent of my colon. I was taken directly to the hospital.

The diagnosis: Stage IV colon cancer, metastasized to my liver, stomach lining, and distant lymph nodes. The prognosis, in the doctor’s own word: grim.

My wife Lalisa and I had been married four months.

There are no words that fully prepare you for that moment — no matter how strong you believe yourself to be. If you have heard those words, or sat beside someone who has, you already know.

What happened next

Surgery came that first Friday, a colon resection and six weeks later, treatment began. During those six weeks, our Oncologist gave us a list of liver surgeons to consult, as our next surgery, should conditions allow, would be a liver resection. Our first liver surgical consult was discouraging. The doctor reviewed my PET scan, covered in red, and told us he couldn’t help. He suggested we focus on simply extending life with chemotherapy. We thanked him for his candor and moved on.

The next physician, Dr. Goldstein at Baylor University Medical Center, listened carefully. After reviewing everything, he placed his hand on my shoulder and said: “Maybe they can’t help — but we can. We’re going to reset the clock.”

Those words became the foundation of everything.

Twelve weeks later, after six treatments, I returned for new scans. Dr. Goldstein walked in and told me they would not operate. When I asked why, he said: “There is nothing to operate on. You have no visible cancer. We don’t operate on dead tissue.” The tumors had shriveled and died.

In the years that followed, the cancer returned. And each time, we reset the clock again.

The road since then

Over fourteen-plus years, my journey has included:

• Three major surgeries, including liver and colon resections
• Countless chemotherapy sessions spanning hundreds of days
• Four periods of remission — and four returns
• A Phase 2, twenty-four month clinical trial, ending in December 2021
• Currently: no evidence of disease

I share these details not to impress — but because I want you to understand that Reset the Clock is not a slogan. It is something my family and I have lived, tested, and rebuilt more than once.

The strategy we built

When I was diagnosed, there was no roadmap for what came next. My wife Lalisa and my mother did extraordinary amounts of research — finding possibilities, options, approaches from every direction. Together we evaluated what we found and made deliberate decisions about how to move forward.

What we built was an integrative approach — combining modern medicine with holistic practices — designed to manage this disease not as a death sentence, but as a chronic condition. That approach, combined with exceptional medical care and unwavering family support, has guided more than fourteen years of living with Stage IV colon cancer. It is the foundation of everything shared on this site.

Lalisa

I cannot tell my story honestly without telling you about my wife. Four months into our marriage, Lalisa stepped into a storm that would have broken many people. She has never stepped out.

In the early days, when my body could only tolerate a few ounces of liquid at a time, Lalisa researched nutrition with the same determination she brought to everything else. She used a slow juicer to extract pulp from superfoods — maximizing every possible nutrient my body could absorb. That is one small example of thousands.

I often share with others that Lalisa is proof that angels walk among us. I mean that without exaggeration and without sentiment. She is the reason I want every caregiver reading this to know: what you are doing matters more than you will ever fully see.

Faith

Faith has been a constant through every chapter of this journey. I share this not to define your experience — faith is deeply personal, and this site welcomes everyone, regardless of background or belief.

But I would not be honest if I left it out entirely. On the hardest days — when treatment was relentless and side effects unforgiving — my faith gave me something to hold onto that no scan result could take away. It did not remove the suffering. It walked through it with me.

If faith is part of your journey too, know that you are not alone in that. And if it is not, know that you are equally welcome here.

Why I do this — and what I will never do

I do not charge for anything on this site. I do not accept donations, fees, or compensation of any kind. This is not a business. It is not a platform. It is not about me.

It is my attempt to give something useful to the people who need it most — survivors, families, and caregivers navigating one of the hardest roads a human being can walk. If even one person finds a clearer path, a little less fear, or a single reason to keep going — my time is well spent.

A final word — to you

Whether you are newly diagnosed and terrified, or years into this road and completely exhausted, your story matters. And if you are a caregiver trying to hold someone you love together, your sacrifice does too. You are all the reason this site exists.

You are not out of options. You are not alone. And sometimes, the most important step is simply staying in the game long enough to reset the clock again.

— Greg Metry, Stage IV Colon Cancer Survivor since July 2012

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