Patient & Caregiver Stories
Behind every colorectal diagnosis is a human confronting the unthinkable. In our Champion Stories Hub, you’ll find colon cancer stories and rectal cancer stories. Fight CRC works to ensure nobody fights alone.
Lori Rompolski
"Colonoscopies save lives. Please don't hesitate. Just keep going strong #KGS. Take care of yourself both physically and emotionally."
Dana Gianfrancesco
"This journey is not easy, but it can be done with grace and peace. We need each other to get through this because only we understand the PTSD that is created from hearing, "You have cancer." Each stage has its own issues. Find your people."
Natalie Riede
"I discovered the power of guided meditation, hypnosis, and talking therapy, which all gave me the tools I needed to be able to process my emotions, release stress, and anxiety and start living my life again."
Jennifer VanMeter
"You are worth it and turn your pain into a purpose to help others. Never give up. Allow yourself grace and lean on others."
Kris Sharp
"You are stronger than you think! Even if it’s getting up off the couch to change the TV channel, you are strong!"
Penny Carr
"You're stronger than you think you are. Also, during treatment, ignore the cancer muggles who tell you sugar causes cancer, and if you crave a cookie, eat a cookie."
Amie Ross
"You will have days of amazing triumph, and you will have days of deep despair. Focus on whatever joy or positivity you can. Enjoy the simple pleasures and count your blessings. Find the gratitude, even if it's only for your next breath. Celebrate your victories, even if that victory seems trivial: A win is a win. It's OK to be scared, to be angry, to be overwhelmed, to feel the loss. But don't stay there in those dark places for long."
Natalie Phelps
"This is a highly preventable/treatable disease if caught early. But horrible if caught late."
Rene Cejas
"Keep fighting, Never give up hope. Every day you're alive is another day to fight this disease."
Muhammad Hamid
"Don't be scared. Educate yourself. Never give up!"
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