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March also means Colorectal Cancer Awareness month
March is home to exciting events and traditions. To name just a few, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick’s Day, green beer, March Madness, filling out tournament brackets, throwing away tournament brackets, and the official start to Spring. It is also a less celebrated time as the month of Blue for Colorectal Cancer awareness.
I share this message as I am in the colorectal cancer club along with about 2 million others worldwide. A very exclusive, VIP club with all the privileges and benefits one would expect from such a serious sounding illness. Sought after perks such as, the second leading cause of death per cancer. (over 900,000 a year) A consistent pain that is quite literally a pain in the ass! A constant sense of embarrassment and worry surrounding treatment plans, weight loss, neuropathy, sleeplessness, mental stress, work stress, financial stress, relationship stress, restroom usage stress, and many more forms of stress not even fathomed before joining this club. Doesn’t this sound like a blast?
Make no mistake, colorectal cancer fighters, survivors, caretakers and families are not the only groups of people facing incredible difficulties. It takes less than 30 seconds viewing the news or social media feeds to see this crap storm of stress that is literally at a level not seen since the World Wars. Colorectal cancer has no hold on the most important cancer, or the suckiest illness or the disease that should receive the most funding, attention and empathy…
