On Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 Michael was diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. The news was definitely an unexpected and unwelcome gut punch. Mike’s first reaction to learning that he had cancer was, “I’m not going out like this. I’m going to beat this thing!” You know when Flowers sets his mind on something, he makes it happen! Cancer is tough, but Flowers is tougher!! This is his cancer story as it unfolded.