Escalada por una cura en Texas

Anfitriones de la escalada de Texas

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  Paula Chambers-Raney

  Embajador

  

  Paula Chambers-Raney

  Embajador

  Más o menos: El 18 de octubre de 2014, el día después de su boda en el High Line de Manhattan, Paula acababa de terminar de ver una obra de Broadway con su familia. Se sintió mal durante toda la representación y, mientras su familia se quedaba fuera del teatro discutiendo planes para comer, se le hizo un nudo en el estómago y empezó a sentirse mareada. Le dijo a su pareja que tenía que acostarse. Tuvieron que hacer dos paradas en el tren y apenas pudieron volver al lugar donde se alojaban. Paula no llegó a ir al baño. Estuvo enferma el resto del viaje y al volver a casa tuvo que visitar al médico y a un montón de gente que le decía que no podía tener cáncer colorrectal porque era demasiado joven.

  Fast forward three months: Paula was rushed to the ER. She was only passing blood, was anemic, and had lost 16 lbs. She was told she had a full blockage and would need surgery right away. Paula began her journey as a colorectal cancer survivor diagnosed January 28, 2015, with a baseball-sized tumor. She didn’t know what colon cancer was beforehand. She told her doctors that the year prior she was seeing blood and had symptoms. Paula was told to change my diet and to take gas medicines. After her surgery in February 2015, she started sharing her story on social media and started advocating for screenings for younger people, people of color, and people with family histories.

  Paula se convirtió en embajadora de Fight CRC en 2019. Fight CRC le ha proporcionado la formación y las herramientas necesarias para defender a personas como ella. Su misión es garantizar que las personas conozcan los signos y síntomas del cáncer colorrectal y dispongan de los recursos necesarios en sus comunidades para someterse a pruebas de detección y recibir tratamiento.

  Por qué sube Paula: “I Climb for those we have lost to CRC and those whose battles may just be starting. I have been in those shoes and there is hope in this journey. This is my first Climb. I have watched the emotional impact the climb has had on past participants. There is healing in the challenge. There is strength in the community. When I was in treatment, I had people who stepped me physically and emotionally. I couldn’t have faced it on my own. Together we can do hard things!”

  Una cosa que mantiene motivada a Paula: “Honestly, I have never done anything like this so my motivation is to see if I can do it – That simple.”

  El consejo de Paula a los escaladores: "He aprendido que cuando convierto mi dolor en pasión y soy capaz de estar al servicio de los demás, me olvido de mis problemas y las cosas parecen suceder como deberían. Intento ser amable conmigo misma y dejar pasar las pequeñas cosas".

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  Sandy Stephens

  Anfitrión de la escalada

  

  Sandy Stephens

  Anfitrión de la escalada

  Por qué sube Sandy: “I’m climbing for every single person on this planet who currently has or has had CRC, cared for someone with CRC, and those of us who have suffered a loss.”

  Lo que mantiene motivado a Sandy: “I’m motivated by my daughter Brooke, my grandson Caleb James. If her story ever helps even one person experiencing CRC at a young age or old then reliving it is worth it and will have turned it into a blessing.”

  Sandy’s advice to Climbers: “This will be my first climb so I’ve decided to take my own advice and give myself permission to cry if I need to, laugh and it be okay and give lots of hugs to all my newfound friends!”