The Colon Cancer Coalition would like to thank everyone that participated in this year’s Faces of Blue story series. Whether that be submitting a story or reading one, you truly…
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My name is Shelby and I’m a 17 year-old girl in High School. In May of 2013, my Dad, Wilbur Brown, was diagnosed with Colon Cancer at the age of…
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Doug was the love of my life. We started dating when we were 16 and 17 years old and were together 43 years, married for 41 years. We did not…
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I was a typical 32-year-old from Kansas City in the summer of 2009. I enjoyed my job as a nurse, had a great family and friends and had recently started…
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Susan E. Yahr was the name of my completely incredible mother. Her birthday is today, which happens to land in Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Mom always had a child-like quality…
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For as long as I can remember, I have had issues with going to the bathroom. I always attributed it to IBS or hemorrhoids. Never did the word “cancer” cross…
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My name is Jo Landolfo and my daughter, Michelle, was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. We heard the diagnosis in February 2012. It is now February 2014 and losing…
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My name is Linda Vieyra and my husband Carlos Vieyra was diagnosed with Stage IIIa colorectal cancer in October 2011. He was only 32 years old when diagnosed. My husband…
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The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) has a new goal: an 80% Colon Cancer screening rate by 2018. Dozens of organizations signed a pledge to get 80% screened by 2018….
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I am an active 41-year-old woman, wife, and full time mom to three children under the age of 11. I am a face of colon cancer. Over the summer of…