daniellemorgan
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Okay all you prayer warriors, here's one that really needs your attention...Backstory
My uncle died in 1990 at the age of 40 from colon cancer. He was diagnosed at 38. All the siblings (8 of them, my mom included) were told to get colonoscopys ASAP. Of course all the boys did, but my mom and her sister decided not too. My mom was 34 at the time and my aunt was 28. Keep in mind this is a very Irish family who barely talks and keeps secrets from everyone. Fastforward to three years ago and my mom finally had genetic counseling and the long overdue colonoscopy. Luckily, she had some polyps, but they were benign. She recently had another one and the same thing. Two Weeks Ago
My uncle calls my mom and tells her that my aunt thought something was wrong with her gallbladder (she's a nurse), but turns out she has stage 4 colon cancer. It metastized to her liver, which was enlarged and that was why she though it was her gallbladder (they are next to each other). She opted to do aggressive chemo to shrink the tumors on her liver, just to lessen the pain. They told her it was terminal and gave her two years.Yesterday
My uncle called my mom and said that my aunt took a turn for the worst and she got an infection. All her organs were shutting down and they gave her two days at the most.If all that isn't bad enough, here's the kicker...she has 4 kids!! Their ages are 17, 14, 12 & 10. She had her husband bring them up to the hospital so she could say good-bye before they pretty much put her in a drug induced coma.I'm not a very religious person, but I have to believe that there is a greater purpose out there for these kids to lose their mother at such a young age. If you all could just keep these kids in your prayers I would greatly appreciate it!!:angel: :angel: Moral of the story: Get a colonoscopy! If you can't get a referral lie and say you saw blood in your stool. Colon cancer is the most preventable cancer out there.
My uncle died in 1990 at the age of 40 from colon cancer. He was diagnosed at 38. All the siblings (8 of them, my mom included) were told to get colonoscopys ASAP. Of course all the boys did, but my mom and her sister decided not too. My mom was 34 at the time and my aunt was 28. Keep in mind this is a very Irish family who barely talks and keeps secrets from everyone. Fastforward to three years ago and my mom finally had genetic counseling and the long overdue colonoscopy. Luckily, she had some polyps, but they were benign. She recently had another one and the same thing. Two Weeks Ago
My uncle calls my mom and tells her that my aunt thought something was wrong with her gallbladder (she's a nurse), but turns out she has stage 4 colon cancer. It metastized to her liver, which was enlarged and that was why she though it was her gallbladder (they are next to each other). She opted to do aggressive chemo to shrink the tumors on her liver, just to lessen the pain. They told her it was terminal and gave her two years.Yesterday
My uncle called my mom and said that my aunt took a turn for the worst and she got an infection. All her organs were shutting down and they gave her two days at the most.If all that isn't bad enough, here's the kicker...she has 4 kids!! Their ages are 17, 14, 12 & 10. She had her husband bring them up to the hospital so she could say good-bye before they pretty much put her in a drug induced coma.I'm not a very religious person, but I have to believe that there is a greater purpose out there for these kids to lose their mother at such a young age. If you all could just keep these kids in your prayers I would greatly appreciate it!!:angel: :angel: Moral of the story: Get a colonoscopy! If you can't get a referral lie and say you saw blood in your stool. Colon cancer is the most preventable cancer out there.
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