Get A Colonoscopy

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Yes I guessit got broken up so I'll repost to the group in plain text. The

HTML version has the 2 ribbons the traditional blue as well as Priscill's

broken colon one with Screening for all Colon Cancer for non ribbon.

I hope you all will take time to forward it to your friends.Add your own

stories if you like. I have heard from friends that have gotten one justbased

on

these letters so it DOES work.

So far no one has had more than a polyp HURRAH!!!! but hey that's the idea.

Here's a more readable version of the letter.

One simple test that's all it takes.

A day out of your life.

A little unpleasant preparation.

A little look at what's behind you

And colon cancer will be one thing you

won't have to deal with.

If cancer is in your family you are

definitely at risk. If it is not you only

have LESS risk not NO risk!

The scary thing is no one thinks

it will happen to them. The rest think it

is something you can only get after 50.

And doctors often tell you you don't

need to be tested until 50.

That's what they told my husband just 1 week before

he was diagnosed with a 13 cm colon tumor and

multiple liver tumors.

He was only 43. He wasn't due for a test

for 7 YEARS and suddenly his life was

being talked about in weeks and months

instead of years.

Two years later my huband, Phil and I consider

ourselves fortunate that through good medicine and lots of

prayer Phil is still here.

But dear friends I'd be lying if I were to tell you that

it has been easy. There is stress about health of course

not to mention the expense of cancer treatment

and medicine to counter everything from nausea and

regularity, to depression and blood pressure.

Our lives and priorities will never truly be the same.

They say it can take 5 years for a colon tumor

to grow from a small polyp you litterally snip away

to full blown cancer and maybe even longer to spread.

That means Phil may have had some sort of colon growth

since he was in his 30's That's right 3-0.

A good 15-20 years BEFORE the general age for

cancer testing.

I don't know the statistics for colon cancer before 50

other than to tell you it is on the rise. I don't know how

many get it who have NO history of cancer, except that

like friends who have died of breast cancer w/o a history

people are dying of colon cancer w/o a history too.

As your friend I urge you

DON'T BE ONE OF THOSE STATISTICS!!!!

Ask your Dr. for a colonoscopy.

Just 1 day of unpleasantness for a lifetime w/o

colon cancer.

YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!

In Honor of my husband

A. May

diagnosed Stage 4

Colo-rectal Cancer

June 19, 2003

With All My Love

ALWAYS

Narice