I felt compelled to write this blog today since March is Colon Cancer Awareness month and I am a Colon Cancer Survivor. I have to admit that I first started seeing “Blue” on Social Media which reminded me that I too needed to get the word out about the importance of pre-screening for Colon Cancer since a colonoscopy literally saved my life: Black coffee and lemon Italian Ice…eeech!
I realize that I have a story that everyday people can relate to which I witnessed firsthand while sharing it through one of the most popular blogs on The View from Lajeune: A Place of Desert…(almost) 4 years cancer free
on News 8 television with Ann Nyberg: http://networkconnecticut.com/2015/07/colon-cancer-was-no-match-for-lajeune-hollis/
on 94.3 WYBC-FM radio with Juan Castillo: My Happy Surprise this week on The Electric Drum?
and through speaking about it at my church, Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hamden, CT.
People I know from all walks of my life watched me go through colon cancer and beat it so I hope they felt encouraged not only for themselves, but for their loved ones who may or may not one day encounter the C word…
As it turns out, Colon Cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers out there so I felt the urge to create my own fundraising page on the Colon Cancer Challenge Foundation (CCCF) website: http://events.coloncancerchallenge.org/site/TR/Events/TributeDonateYourWay?px=1104261&pg=personal&fr_id=1060
My page is on this website because I admire the fact that CCCF “has been working since 2003 to fund screening programs for the uninsured and provide much-needed funds to young investigators who are committed to finding a cure for colorectal cancer.”
And the answer is: I am “true blue” in a good way, for I am not only a Survivor, but a Believer…