I went in for a routine physical in 2009 and they recommended I go for my first colonoscopy because I had just turned 50 years old*. After procrastinating a few…
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Nadya Carlson-Bowen was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was raised in an orphanage until the age of five when she found out that not only was she going to…
My sister Robin was 33 when she was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer as she delivered her 3rd child in 2008. We were pregnant at the same time living…
I was diagnosed with COVID-19 on July 29, 2021. I was hospitalized with a blood clot in my lungs. It took me a few months to recover but my iron…
I was diagnosed March 3, 2021, after using Cologuard and putting off colonoscopy twice due to life issues. The day that changed my life was when I heard the words…
“You have cancer.” To me, when it’s regarding my own health, those words sit at the top of the list of “worst possible words to hear from your doctor.” Especially…
I have never, ever thought about my colon. Ever. Have you? Just like other body parts, if it’s working – great. Keep on doing what you’re doing. But then, it…
In the summer and early fall of 2014, I began having “symptoms” but didn’t tell anyone. I was 37, so I thought it couldn’t be anything serious, right? A year…
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2003. I always knew it could lead to colon cancer one day. In 2011 I started with yearly colonoscopies. In February of 2015…
I am celebrating one year since my colon resection!!! I was supposed to have this surgery when I was first diagnosed September 4, 2019 with stage IV colorectal cancer, however,…