Editor’s Note: Dena Cory and Angela Neeb lost their mother in 2012, after battling colon cancer for less than a year. Their stories are intertwined here. Hold my hand and I will hike every step of the way with you…. (Dena Corey) My mother was a lovable, outgoing, funny and open person. She loved the [...]
Editor’s Note: Christy Angelo lost a short five month battle with colon cancer on Christmas Eve 2012. Her mother Clarice and her friends Julie, Rachel, and Meaghan share their memories of this life cut too short. (Clarice Angelo – Christy’s mom) Christy had a great sense of adventure and a lively spirit. Shortly after graduating [...]
$50,000 Grant from Get Your Rear in Gear – New York City funds lecture series about GI issues in young adults The Colon Cancer Coalition is collaborating with The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health and Center for Advanced Digestive Care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center to create the Amy Covey Lecture Series: Digestive [...]
Update (October 30, 2012): Candace Leigh New York is currently revamping their online shop and the design for the Debbie Knot bracelet – in the meantime, 20% of all orders will be donated to the Colon Cancer Coalition. View her current offerings at http://clny.bigcartel.com/. Thanks Candace! New York-based jewelry designer and boutique owner Candace Leigh has selected [...]
Faith Christian School in Gloucester, Mass. hosted a fundraiser during Colon Cancer Awareness Month in memory of their founding principal Mr. Don Lodge. The students wanted to do something to remember their beloved administrator and chose to give the funds raised to the Colon Cancer Coalition / Get Your Rear in Gear. They were challenged [...]
Written by mother, Paula McQuillen Our son, Sean McQuillen, was born March 8, 1977, at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN. After graduating from Eden Prairie High School, his love of skiing took him to Montana State University where he graduated in 2000 with a B. S. degree in Marketing. He also was a ski [...]
My daughter Shawntell was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer on December 7, 2007. She was 34 years old, and the mother of two beautiful girls, ages 7 and 15. She lost her battle on April 21. 2009. Here is Her Story: Shawntell had diarrhea, sometimes constipation, stomach pains, and blood in her stool off [...]
Written by wife, Heather Cyr My husband, Alec Cyr, was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 33, we had just celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary. He had changes in his bowels, which prompted him to go in for a colonoscopy. The doctors found a large tumor in the lower part of his colon—a stage 3 [...]
A tribute by Tonya Iovine about her mother, Valerie I couldn’t believe when my mother called me to say that she had stage four colon cancer. It was a few days before Thanksgiving in 2006. Unfortunately, during August of 2007, my mother lost her battle with cancer. My mother, Valerie Iovine, was an amazing woman. [...]
Written by mother, Shirley Mann Life was just beginning for our daughter Brittney. She had graduated from the University of Iowa in May, had begun a job in counseling at a women’s center, and was doing the mission work that she loved on the side. On December 17, 2005 she went to the hospital with [...]
