I am a 23+ years Colorectal Cancer Survivor Advocating for Early Testing and Call to Action for Ostomates Nationwide. First I WAS TOO SCARED: If I only knew signs of…
Survivor Stories
Patients who are undergoing cancer treatment, and colon cancer survivors talk about diagnosis, surgery, treatment, side effects and the many ways that colon cancer has changed their lives.
I am Debbi Morrissey, wife of Tom Morrissey and mother of Cymi Morrissey and I am a Stage IV rectal cancer survivor. What I do is thank God every day… I graduated from high school in 1975 and worked on a farm for a short time, then in a hospital for a few years before joining the military in 1977…. My name is Dawn Armstrong and I am 44 years old from Delanco New Jersey. I’m a Precertification Nurse for Premier Prizm and thought I new it all. I thought… DAVID’S COLONDAR BIO Sponsored by The Colon Club David Dubin was surprised, yet not shocked, to learn of his colon cancer diagnosis. Although his grandfather and father both had colon… A fit and young Dave Shogren is a survivor up for the challenge By Kristin Tabor Last summer, I was watching my son’s baseball game and found myself up against… I am 43, and the mother of two children that are 4 & 5 1/2, and the wife of a great husband for 9 1/2 years. I have been a… My family was touched by colon cancer when my dad got it almost four years ago now, then two weeks later, my 38 year old cousin called to say he… “Doctors know cancer, but they don’t know me.” My name is Colleen Mitchell and I am so much more than a cancer survivor. I am a wife, daughter, sister, friend,… I’m a Survivor !!! I was diagnosed with colon cancer at 43 with no history at all. I was ready to do the surgery head on and get rid of…