Written by Tracy Gurneau, daughter My mom Barb Bock was diagnosed with Colon Cancer in 1996 at the age of 48, she went to the doctor with diarrhea for a month and some stomach pains and within a couple days she had a colonoscopy and then abdominal surgery with the removal of part of her [...]
Fran was born on November 1, 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, youngest child of Edward and Jean Clarke. Fran’s Christian life began in Holy Baptism at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth. It was also in that congregation that Fran affirmed her Christian faith on her Confirmation Day, May 24, 1970. Fran went to Armstrong High [...]
Writen by his sister, Heather Groetsch As Jim Valvano once said, “Cancer can take away your physical ability. It cannot touch your mind; it cannot touch your heart; and it cannot touch your soul. And those three things are going to carry on forever. Jonathan “Jon Billy” Groetsch was diagnosed with colon cancer in January [...]
Written by her husband, Tom Gronek Lisa was only 43 when she was diagnosed with Stage IIII colon cancer, signet cell strain. As you probably know, this strain is very rare, as well as being ‘typically aggressive’. After 15 months of being on multiple types of chemo, she succumbed to the disease on January 31, [...]
My mother died of colon cancer it will be two years come April 19th, the day of theTwin Cities 5K walk, so my family has decided this would be a great way to celebrate her life! My mother was the center of my family’s life. She was our pillar. She was a kind and generous [...]
Written by Kristin Tabor It’s been almost seven years since my sister Susie died of colon cancer, and it’s been almost seven of my hardest years on this earth. Nobody forgets the call of a brother-in-law incapable of talking to tell you someone you love only has days before dying. I remember dropping to the [...]
Submitted by Raymond Ellison After Leslie was diagnosed with Stage IV Colon cancer which spread to his liver in mid April 2008 he passed away January 20, 2009. He was getting a physical to go airborne. For his treatment Leslie was active duty Army at Ft. Polk, LA and was allowed to goto MD Anderson [...]
I run the Get Your Rear in Gear 5K for my Aunt Pat who died of colon cancer in August of 1999. She was 44 years old. I run for her. I run because I can. I’m a little slow, but I run because she can’t. Pat was the glue that held my family together. [...]
Written by his mother, Margaret Warren. I wanted to let you know how sorry I am at the the losses everyone has had to all cancers, but most of all colon cancer. My son was 21 at the time was diagnosed with Colon Cancer in December of 2007, he underwent surgery to remove his colon [...]
Kim lost her battle with colon cancer July 15th, 2009 I keep hearing Sherrie’s voice: “If I can do this, so can you.” But the medical numbers don’t look good. My family surrounds me with their love: “We’re for you … forever.” However, there are no guarantees. I hear the voices of my friends through [...]
