Written By: Anthony Woody, for his daughter-in-law Sarah. It was the day before Thanksgiving, 2011 when we received news that my daughter-in-law Sarah had a large mass in her colon….
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Most of 2013 I was convinced I had a food allergy. These days cutting out dairy or gluten cures everything in a 39-year-old woman. I convinced myself any bloating or…
Written By: Elysia Hayden, in memory of her brother. On May 15, 2013, after months of abdominal pain and fatigue, my big brother, Caleb went to the emergency room. He…
I was diagnosed in April 2009, with stage 2/3-colon cancer. Three days after the diagnosis I went under the knife (Da Vinci). Going in the surgeon was not sure as…
Written By: Meagan Stass, in loving memory of her cousin Jessica on her birthday. During my first year of teaching, I was blessed to have the chance to work alongside…
Written By: Dana VanSickle, in memory of her grandfather. My only grandfather died at the age of 67 when I was just 4 years old. I learned later in life…
It was a mild breezy spring day in 2013. I had just hit a tee shot down the left hand side of #1, which made a fortunate bounce into the…
Written By: Ashley Johnson, in memory of her friend Dominique. Dominique cared about everyone around her. She was into cooking and when she cooked she could feed a village. She…
Well, my cancer journey started on January 22, 2014. I was not feeling well and my husband had made me go to the emergency room. I remember waiting for the…
Written By: Kevin Hoffman, in memory of his sister. My sister, Ann Marie (Hoffman) Pierson, was just 35-years old when she passed away on July 2, 2012 after a 2…