When I was twelve years old, my cousin was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. She was only 24.

My mother knew my grandfather on my dad’s side also had colon cancer in his early 40s, so she started advocating for my three siblings and I to get screened.  She struggled to find a doctor willing to deliver preventive treatment to young children, but my mother was relentless. She continued her search to protect her kids.

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