Terence Pollard
Patient/Survivor
Colon
Age at Diagnosis: 52
Not knowing is more risky than anything you can ever imagine. I have friends that got tested too late and unfortunately lost his life. This past weekend I had to watch one of my soldiers get buried (with honors). So my message is very simple: Cancer is a game of life and death literally. Keep the faith. Fight the good fight. Never surrender; never give up.
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 came back concerning, so my assigned doctor put me in for a colonoscopy. It’s the day that I will never forget, I was there with my second oldest daughter when the doctor broke the news. She was in tears, but I was calm because I knew what reaction I did would shape the future for my cancer fight.
