In the fall of 2010, I had a routine blood test that revealed a low red blood cell count. I then submitted stool samples in which blood was detected. So…
Hi, my name is Denise and I am from the Seattle area. I was diagnosed with Stage II colorectal cancer in October 2011 at the age of 38. I have…
Several years ago, I started having small amounts of blood in my stool. “Nothing to worry about,” is what I was told by my doctors. I was young, healthy and…
My name is Misty Watson. I’m 35 years old and live in Jackson, MS. I currently work for the Mississippi Insurance Department in the Life and Health Division where I…
My husband, Jon, and I are dancers. At our old gym, there was ballroom dancing class, so we decided to learn. We learned the Waltz, Cha-Cha, East Coast Swing and…
I wasn’t thinking about being diagnosed with anything more than an infection. Cancer wasn’t in my plans, especially with only 2 days of symptoms. It started with a little dark…
My name is Shanie Hepler and I am an AVP of Operations at Farmers Bank of KC. I have been in banking since 1989. More importantly, I am a mother…
On November 30th, Megan Salden and family paired up with Chumly’s Bar in Waconia, MN to raise money for the Colon Cancer Coalition’s Get Your Rear in Gear – Twin Cities run/walk…
On October 8, 2014, Current in Noblesville reporter Anna Skinner featured the story of the new Get Your Rear in Gear event director in Indianapolis, Angie Hipsher. In the summer…
Janna Evans is the local event director for Get Your Rear in Gear – Orange County. Since 2011, the Colon Cancer Coalition has been able to donate a total of…