By Andrea Woodson Smith In December 2005 my mom was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. I can remember the day as if it was yesterday. My mom called to let me know that she was going to get her test results back later on that day. About five hours passed and I decided to [...]
By Randy Lopez/Stage IV Survivor 13 years An ice cream cone was my tipping point. At that time I was living in Florida and concerned with a new job and dealing with a recent relocation from our home in southern California. My wife and our two daughters were at “Twistee Treat” and having a nice [...]
Roger Rojas was diagnosed with rectal cancer in 2008, at the age of 32. In 2010 he walked his first Get Your Rear in Gear 5K. Roger now has two half-marathons under his belt, including completing the San Antonio Rock N Roll Half Marathon on Sunday, November 13, 2011. He as also been chosen as [...]
Team Kickin’ the Stick out of Colon Cancer created in honor of Katie Tinnea was featured in the Newcastle News in advance of the Seattle Area Get Your Rear in Gear race. The Seattle Area event is being held Sunday, November 6 at Brooks Sports, Inc in Bothell, WA. Read this inspiring story of Mrs. [...]
Back when we created our “Stories” section of the website, we weren’t sure how we would get warriors to tell their story. We ended up writing a couple stories through interviews, but eventually Trish Lannon jumped on board and wrote her story for Get Your Rear in Gear. It ignited others to follow [...]
This week’s Wednesday Warrior is David McCluskey. Dave has hosted two Get Your Rear in Gear events in Des Moines and modeled in the Colon Club Colondar in 2009. For more information about David, go to www.davidsfight.org. Cancer Had It’s Hooks in Me I feel like I’ve been through a war this year. I’ve [...]
Our friends at Fight Colorectal Cancer are hosting three free upcoming webinars focusing on some top patient care questions for colorectal cancer. Coping with Skin Rash October 19, 2011 8 – 9:30 PM Eastern time Certain drugs that treat colorectal cancer can cause painful rashes, dry skin and nail problems. These side effects are unpleasant, [...]
By Leah Shiely Swenson As I hear the media asking for stories about the experience of 9/11 and how it changed my life, I am feeling like Brian Williams said on the 5:30 NBC news, “The pictures are even harder to look at now.” I would agree as I would have never imagined the disaster [...]
We all run for different reasons, but what motivates us to keep at it? To stay in shape? A great escape? Or to help out a cause? As part of our “Why I Get My Rear in Gear” series we caught up with avid runner and writer, David Goodman, to find out what running and [...]
If you follow Get Your Rear in Gear on Facebook, you may have seen the thoughts posted by our founder, Kristin Tabor, yesterday (Tuesday, April 19) upon the news that nine-time NYC Marathon winner, Grete Waitz, had succumb to cancer. I felt Kristin’s reflections were worth re-posting here. Read more about Grete. “Grete has [...]
