My story begins on the 9th day of a ten day Caribbean cruise in 2011. I was 41 years old with a lifetime of chronic constipation. It would not be…
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My mom, Kathy Martin, was diagnosed with Colon Cancer after a hysterectomy in November 2008. The cancer had spread to her ovaries and the doctors weren’t certain what type of…
I’m currently 35 years old, work full-time in the financial services industry, have been married for almost 13 years, and have two kids- a son age 9 and daughter age…
I was very close to both my mother and father – both of whom I lost to colon cancer. They were such strong, caring, compassionate people who always instilled in…
A few years ago, I was in my 40s standing at the starting line of the Boston Marathon. It was a goal I had worked long and hard to accomplish…
In November 2014, I was diagnosed with what was believed to be Stage I rectal cancer after a colonoscopy for some bleeding. I was only 39 years old. Upon further…
In the Summer of 2012, my dad went to the hospital complaining of stomach pains. Although going to the hospital is scary, my siblings and I weren’t too nervous because…
I’m a married mother of 2 grown adult children and I’m a nurse in the cardiac department at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. When I had turned 50 in…
Colon Cancer. Stage IV. = Everyone’s worst fears. I still remember hearing the news, crushed and devastated that my mom would have to endure months and months of recovering from…
My name is Frankie Melendez. I am 46 years old and I am a colon cancer survivor. I was diagnosed on Sept 18, 2015 with an apple size tumor in…