Embajadores de la Lucha contra la CDN Los embajadores de Fight CRC son un grupo de pacientes, supervivientes, cuidadores y familiares de cáncer colorrectal que luchan por mejorar las políticas, la investigación, la educación y el apoyo a todas las personas afectadas por esta enfermedad. apply to be an Ambassador Embajadores de la Lucha contra la CDN El mandato de los embajadores es de un año exclusivamente representando a la comunidad de la Lucha contra el Cáncer Colorrectal a través de un compromiso apasionado e intencionado, tanto virtual como presencial. Los embajadores asisten a eventos de Fight CRC, participan en sus comunidades locales y activan la concienciación a través de las redes sociales. Tras su año de introducción, siguen participando activamente en la familia de embajadores de Fight CRC como defensores permanentes. apply to be an Ambassador ¿Qué más se espera de nuestros Embajadores? Participar en las sesiones virtuales de formación de embajadores de Fight CRC a lo largo del año. Attend Fight CRC’s Ambassador Retreat in Kansas City, Mo. Siéntase cómodo contando su historia de superviviente o cuidador. Representar en exclusiva a Fight CRC en las redes sociales y los medios de comunicación locales (según surjan oportunidades) durante un año completo. Participar en los actos anuales de Fight CRC, como Convocatoria del Congreso y Escalada por una cura. Concienciar y recaudar fondos para apoyar nuestra El camino hacia la cura. Únete a los check-ins virtuales cada trimestre para estar al día de los grandes acontecimientos de Fight CRC. Embajadores actuales de Fight CRC Class of 2024 Ambassador Stories Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Jessica Fox Jessica’s story Hi everyone! My name is Jess Fox, and I’m 44 years old and live in Dayton, Ohio. This past December my husband and I took an extended vacation […] Ostomía, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Cirugía, Colostomía, Cirugía reversible Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Ashley Pedro Ashley’s story “Picture it! Sicily. 1922.” I am kidding, but who doesn’t love Sofia, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose! In 2016 I met, built a relationship with, and moved 1,155 miles […] Efectos secundarios, Quimiocerebro, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Neuropatía, Fatiga, Cirugía, Ensayo clínico Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de recto en estadio III Terence Pollard Terence’s story I was referred out by my primary physician because I was in the age range, but I had no signs present. I took the fecal test, and it […] Efectos secundarios, quimiocerebro, fatiga Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Alecia Mandal Alecia’s story August 2020, I was tired after moving my youngest into college. My husband is an oncologist, and he got me in for a CBC. I went in and […] Efectos secundarios, Neuropatía, Quimiocerebro, Fatiga, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por quimioterapia, Irregularidades intestinales, Erupciones cutáneas (toxicidad cutánea, erupción por quimioterapia) Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Amanda Webb Amanda’s story I was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer at 31 weeks pregnant at the age of 36 on May 20, 2021, my husband’s birthday. I was admitted to […] Inicio precoz, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Cirugía Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Anna Payne Anna’s Story For 34 years, I’ve choked down close to 50 pills as part of a daily regimen to manage my cystic fibrosis (CF). But the one bitter pill I […] Efectos secundarios, Irregularidades intestinales, Hipertensión arterial, Quimiocerebro, Angustia o problemas/enfermedades mentales Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio III David Sheir David’s story By happenstance, my primary care physician moved away, and I inherited a new doctor. One of the first tests he asked for was a Cologuard®. The test kit […] Efectos secundarios, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por la quimioterapia, Fatiga Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de recto en estadio III Ellen Tappin Ellen’s story I was diagnosed in September 2020, almost a year after I was told by divine intervention that I was sick. My doctors tested me every three months, but […] Efectos secundarios, tratamientos, quimioterapia, radioterapia, cirugía, fatiga Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio III Jack Birren Jack’s story I was waiting for January 2017 to schedule my routine colonoscopy because of insurance. Unfortunately, I woke up Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 24, 2016, with black tarry stool. Having […] Aparición precoz, Efectos secundarios, Genética e historia familiar, Neuropatía, Fatiga, Angustia o problemas de salud mental/enfermedad, Quimiocerebro Paciente/superviviente | Cáncer de colon en estadio III Jameelah Mahmoud After consistent pain in my abdomen, I kept returning to my primary care provider, knowing something wasn’t right. I went for an ultrasound. Nothing was found, so I went home. […] Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Karen Montieth Karen’s story November 4, 2021, I was diagnosed with colon cancer at New Hanover Memorial Hospital. My husband was with me at the time of my diagnosis. At that time, […] Aparición precoz, Efectos secundarios, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Quimiocerebro, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por la quimio, Erupciones cutáneas (toxicidad cutánea, erupción por quimioterapia), Cirugía, Neuropatía, LARS Cuidadores | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Krystal Gurnell Krystal’s story My mom was diagnosed when she was 50 years old. I was in my senior year at an out-of-state college at the time, so she did not tell […] Efectos secundarios, Genética y antecedentes familiares, Fatiga, Neuropatía, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por la quimioterapia Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de recto en estadio III Meredith Foster Meredith’s story On July 28, 2022, I had a colonoscopy after the worsening of rectal bleeding symptoms for the prior year and a half. The clinic was running behind, so […] Efectos secundarios, Neuropatía, Tratamientos, Fatiga, Cirugía, Ensayo clínico, Irregularidades intestinales Familia y amigos | Cáncer de colon en estadio III Roberto Pinto Roberto’s story My mother was diagnosed with stage IIIa colon cancer in September 2020. She was living in Rio de Janeiro, and I was living in NY. This was during […] Efectos secundarios, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Cirugía, Síndrome mano-pie, Neuropatía, Hipertensión arterial Cuidadores | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Tami Pangelina Tami’s story My nephew, Daniel, a talented makeup artist from the Bay Area, battled stage IV colon cancer. His journey began in 2017 when he was misdiagnosed multiple times in […] Inicio precoz, Ostomía, Efectos secundarios, Tratamientos, Colostomía, Neuropatía, Quimiocerebro, Angustia o problemas de salud mental/enfermedad, Quimioterapia, Radiación, Cirugía Anterior Siguiente Diapositiva 0 Diapositiva 1 Diapositiva 2 Diapositiva 3 Diapositiva 4 Diapositiva 5 Diapositiva 6 Diapositiva 7 Diapositiva 8 Diapositiva 9 Diapositiva 10 Diapositiva 11 Diapositiva 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Clase de 2023 Formación de Embajadores Antiguos embajadores Yla Flores Ryan Shadle Tim McDonald Kentisha Mazeke Kimberly Holiday-Coleman Cheryl Alston Sarah MacLeod Jill MacDonald- antigua Jacob (J.J.) Singleton Fight CRC’s Ambassador Program began with the class of 2016. In five years, we’ve welcomed 155 members to the Fight CRC Family! lista completa de nuestros embajadores Gracias a nuestros patrocinadores del Programa 2024 Volver arriba
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Jessica Fox Jessica’s story Hi everyone! My name is Jess Fox, and I’m 44 years old and live in Dayton, Ohio. This past December my husband and I took an extended vacation […] Ostomía, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Cirugía, Colostomía, Cirugía reversible
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Ashley Pedro Ashley’s story “Picture it! Sicily. 1922.” I am kidding, but who doesn’t love Sofia, Blanche, Dorothy and Rose! In 2016 I met, built a relationship with, and moved 1,155 miles […] Efectos secundarios, Quimiocerebro, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Neuropatía, Fatiga, Cirugía, Ensayo clínico
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de recto en estadio III Terence Pollard Terence’s story I was referred out by my primary physician because I was in the age range, but I had no signs present. I took the fecal test, and it […] Efectos secundarios, quimiocerebro, fatiga
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Alecia Mandal Alecia’s story August 2020, I was tired after moving my youngest into college. My husband is an oncologist, and he got me in for a CBC. I went in and […] Efectos secundarios, Neuropatía, Quimiocerebro, Fatiga, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por quimioterapia, Irregularidades intestinales, Erupciones cutáneas (toxicidad cutánea, erupción por quimioterapia)
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Amanda Webb Amanda’s story I was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer at 31 weeks pregnant at the age of 36 on May 20, 2021, my husband’s birthday. I was admitted to […] Inicio precoz, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Cirugía
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Anna Payne Anna’s Story For 34 years, I’ve choked down close to 50 pills as part of a daily regimen to manage my cystic fibrosis (CF). But the one bitter pill I […] Efectos secundarios, Irregularidades intestinales, Hipertensión arterial, Quimiocerebro, Angustia o problemas/enfermedades mentales
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio III David Sheir David’s story By happenstance, my primary care physician moved away, and I inherited a new doctor. One of the first tests he asked for was a Cologuard®. The test kit […] Efectos secundarios, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por la quimioterapia, Fatiga
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de recto en estadio III Ellen Tappin Ellen’s story I was diagnosed in September 2020, almost a year after I was told by divine intervention that I was sick. My doctors tested me every three months, but […] Efectos secundarios, tratamientos, quimioterapia, radioterapia, cirugía, fatiga
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio III Jack Birren Jack’s story I was waiting for January 2017 to schedule my routine colonoscopy because of insurance. Unfortunately, I woke up Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 24, 2016, with black tarry stool. Having […] Aparición precoz, Efectos secundarios, Genética e historia familiar, Neuropatía, Fatiga, Angustia o problemas de salud mental/enfermedad, Quimiocerebro
Paciente/superviviente | Cáncer de colon en estadio III Jameelah Mahmoud After consistent pain in my abdomen, I kept returning to my primary care provider, knowing something wasn’t right. I went for an ultrasound. Nothing was found, so I went home. […]
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Karen Montieth Karen’s story November 4, 2021, I was diagnosed with colon cancer at New Hanover Memorial Hospital. My husband was with me at the time of my diagnosis. At that time, […] Aparición precoz, Efectos secundarios, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Quimiocerebro, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por la quimio, Erupciones cutáneas (toxicidad cutánea, erupción por quimioterapia), Cirugía, Neuropatía, LARS
Cuidadores | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Krystal Gurnell Krystal’s story My mom was diagnosed when she was 50 years old. I was in my senior year at an out-of-state college at the time, so she did not tell […] Efectos secundarios, Genética y antecedentes familiares, Fatiga, Neuropatía, Náuseas y vómitos inducidos por la quimioterapia
Pacientes y supervivientes | Cáncer de recto en estadio III Meredith Foster Meredith’s story On July 28, 2022, I had a colonoscopy after the worsening of rectal bleeding symptoms for the prior year and a half. The clinic was running behind, so […] Efectos secundarios, Neuropatía, Tratamientos, Fatiga, Cirugía, Ensayo clínico, Irregularidades intestinales
Familia y amigos | Cáncer de colon en estadio III Roberto Pinto Roberto’s story My mother was diagnosed with stage IIIa colon cancer in September 2020. She was living in Rio de Janeiro, and I was living in NY. This was during […] Efectos secundarios, Tratamientos, Quimioterapia, Cirugía, Síndrome mano-pie, Neuropatía, Hipertensión arterial
Cuidadores | Cáncer de colon en estadio IV Tami Pangelina Tami’s story My nephew, Daniel, a talented makeup artist from the Bay Area, battled stage IV colon cancer. His journey began in 2017 when he was misdiagnosed multiple times in […] Inicio precoz, Ostomía, Efectos secundarios, Tratamientos, Colostomía, Neuropatía, Quimiocerebro, Angustia o problemas de salud mental/enfermedad, Quimioterapia, Radiación, Cirugía