At school, I learned that words, More than weapons, Could destroy bodies, ould break hearts. More than fists or fury.

This is the story of Chris, what happened to him at age eleven and how that would change the rest of his life. 

Familial adenomatous polyposisfa mIljal aedI na matas p la pousIsnoun. An inherited disorder characterised by the rapid growth of small, pre-cancerous polyps in the large intestines.