Colon Cancer Awareness Month

Colon Cancer Awareness Month 

Colon Cancer.

Cancer.

The number 1 killer in men.

People in their 20s are now being diagnosed more frequently. 

This is my reason. 

My grandfather was originally diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. He is my rock. The glue that holds my family together. 

In February 2014, our whole world got turned upside down. My grandfather's diagnoses was devastating. We went into this battle headstrong. He decided to have the surgery to remove the cancer and then went through two different rounds of chemotherapy. By the end of the year he got the all clear from his doctor and our lives began to fall back into normalcy. 

That was until February of 2018. Almost 4 years to the day. He went in for a check up and the doctor said they found something on the scans that they wanted to further investigate. We all prayed that it was nothing and they were mistaken. Unfortunately, the prognosis came back that the cancer had returned. We talked it out and weighed all of the options. This time the only downside was that surgery was not an option. His options were: intensive chemotherapy or no treatment. The family practically begged for him to push forward and go through chemo again since it worked the first time. So he did.

This time it started destroying him from the inside out. My grandfather practically became a shell of the man he once was, but I loved him still the same. He lost a ton of weight, lost all of his hair, and lost his tastebuds. Everything he ate burned his mouth and the slightest bit of sun scorched his skin. Yet still we got through it. By the end of 2018 things were looking better. 

Then a few weeks ago we got word from his doctor that they spotted a brand new tumor. Same region of the body, just different chemical makeup. So now we are weighing all of the options once again.

Please pray for us as we go through this 3rd diagnosis in 5 years. 

Keep your family close. 

Always say 'I love you!'

Never give up!

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It's simple and takes minimal time.

Stay informed.

This is my reason.

My reason for learning.

My reason for living.

My reason for running.

Each and every race I endure, I run with him in my mind and heart. 

I am blessed with such an amazing man in my life and I wouldn't have the slightest idea of what to do if he weren't here anymore.

He is THE reason I am training and pushing so hard to be able to run the NYC Marathon in 2020 for the CCF (Colon Cancer Foundation).