With March also being National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I believe it's important to share my story. 💙💙💙
In January, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer (stage 2a). This might sound weird, but getting that call was both devastating and relieving because I knew something was off in my body and had been telling doctors for almost a year. If it were not for me advocating for myself, we might not have caught the cancer in a sufficient time to stop it from spreading and save my life.
Today, I completed week 2 out of 20 total weeks where I go in for daily radiation and chemotherapy.
In a conversation with a fellow warrior receiving treatment, we bonded over how…
With March also being National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, I believe it's important to share my story. 💙💙💙
In January, I was diagnosed with rectal cancer (stage 2a). This might sound weird, but getting that call was both devastating and relieving because I knew something was off in my body and had been telling doctors for almost a year. If it were not for me advocating for myself, we might not have caught the cancer in a sufficient time to stop it from spreading and save my life.
Today, I completed week 2 out of 20 total weeks where I go in for daily radiation and chemotherapy.
In a conversation with a fellow warrior receiving treatment, we bonded over how…