Margaret Small was on her way to her job as a 1st grade teacher in New York City in October of 2015 when she felt a horrible pain in her…
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For ten years Cara Cooper suffered from fatigue. She brought it up with her health care providers, but they gave her no explanation and never investigated why she was so…
Joe Mahaffey’s passion for early screening and advocacy started after watching his brother Charles Douglas “Doc” Mahaffey face his own diagnosis with colon cancer. “Doc was somebody who, when he…
Growing up, Kim Hall Jackson knew little about cancer. “I grew up as a child in the late 60s and early 70s and we never talked about cancer. Adults had…
Ld and her family found out about the Get Your Rear In Gear – San Antonio event in January and had weeks to get ready to participate in honor of…
Without questioning, when going through a serious illness, you learn to know what faith truly is; along with finding the true meaning of beauty and how you really feel about yourself….
After many long months of doctor’s appointments and not feeling well, on February 22, 2017, my brother Jeremy, was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer. His primary care doctor was…
Nicole Lorenz wants her kids to know about her legacy; helping others by being the best she can. “If I ever pass from this [disease], I want my kids to look…
John Sarzoza was only 48-years-old when he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2017. In mid-2016, like many, he was misdiagnosed and told it was “only hemorrhoids” based on the…
On August 9, 2010 my husband, Andrew Somora, was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer at the age of 37. We had just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary the day…