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Participants in the Get Your Rear in Gear Twin Cities 5K will have the opportunity to try their hand at cutting-edge robotic surgery. The daVinci Surgical Robot will be at the race with event sponsor Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates (CRSL) surgeon Dr. Elizabeth Raskin offering once-in-a-lifetime test drives of the robot. The daVinci Robot [...]
They kept saying that there was nothing wrong with me, that I’d just have to learn to live with this! This is a photo of me that was taken 10 years ago prior to my diagnosis of colon cancer – almost exactly. I was visiting at my brother’s home in Dallas, and my siblings were [...]
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 [...]
Get Your Rear in Gear was back in Charlotte for the third year on March 10, 2012. Over 1,900 people participated in the event. “We are amazed that we continue to grow this event each year and love seeing so many members of our community come together to learn about colorectal cancer,” said Mary-Karen Bierman, Get [...]
All my life I’d taken care of my body. I had a large organic garden and did a lot of canning and freezing. I didn’t eat red meat. I got plenty of exercise, was a non-‐smoker and had never been overweight. I started annual mammograms (except when I was pregnant or breastfeeding) at the age of 21 [...]
Trinity Regional Health System – Muscatine is partnering with Get Your Rear in Gear to offer assistance for colon cancer screenings for under or uninsured patients. The program is paid for through funds raised at the inaugural Muscatine Get Your Rear In Gear run/walk held in September 2011. The American Cancer Society advises everyone to [...]
Written by wife, Linda Vieyra My name is Linda Vieyra, I received my Masters in Special Education at the University of Southern California and I currently work as a Social Worker for disabled adults. My husband, Carlos Vieyra who just turned 33 has no history of Cancer in his family, so when we got the [...]
My story begins with sadness and ends on an upbeat note. While the picture of health all his life, my father was diagnosed with CRC with liver mets at age 52 and died after a brief 10 month battle. Hard to believe this was 20 years ago when I was only 24 years old! [...]
The Memphis Get Your Rear in Gear 5K is Saturday, March 31. In its inaugural year, the 5K with the unique name is featured on the cover of Memphis Health & Fitness magazine. Read the interview with Dr. Justin Monroe about his quest to run in all 50 states and why he thought it was [...]
Written by daughter, Thao Nguyen I was really not the primary caregiver when my mom was diagnosed with colon cancer. At the time of her diagnosis, I was actually 4 hours away in pharmacy school when I received the news. My oldest sister, Thu Cao, was the primary “caregiver.” She was there every step of [...]
My name is Roger Rojas; I am 35 years old and live in Kingsville, Texas. I am married to an awesome woman who helps me raise our three children. On October 7, 2008 I was diagnosed with Stage III rectal cancer. I remember having trouble with my bowel movements for a couple of weeks and [...]
