My husband Alec has now been our “guardian angel” for 4 years. My son and I always know when he is with us, as we look for signs each and every…
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December 9, 2010 is a day that will forever be etched in my family’s history. It is the day we received the devastating news that my mom, Nancy, had Stage IV colon…
My mom Gail Chavez courageously fought colon cancer since her original diagnosis in 1997. She was diagnosed with stage IV, and underwent surgery and radiation. In 2009, due to low hemoglobin…
After immigrating from El Salvador at age 19, 22-year-old Marvin Arrivillaga had completed his requirements for joining the U.S. Navy and was preparing to leave for basic training. He had signed…
Tara Anderson was 38 years old when she went to the emergency room in May 2015. Along with blood clots in her left kidney and left ovary, Tara was told…
I felt like any 30 year old would, invincible with my whole life in front of me. I was married, had a career, a house, and was very athletic. I…
Written By: Kacie Kruger, for her mother. A few weeks before Christmas, my mother was experiencing bowel issues, and her shirts were becoming abnormally tighter. That being said, over time…
Update Sept. 19, 2015. Colon cancer returned with a vengeance on August of this year and the Get Your Rear in Gear – Boston team was devastated to learn of…
“Positivity” is the word that I have tried to live by since April 2013 when I was diagnosed with stage 3-colon cancer and six lymph nodes were affected. It all…
It was February 7, 2014 when I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colon Cancer…I was 26 years old. Eight months before being diagnosed I was starting the academy to become…