Colon Cancer

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About two years ago I went with my mom to the hospital to have a colonoscopy test done that her doctor requested. It was supposed to be about a two hour procedure that ended up turning into a week stay. I was waiting for her in the waiting room alone when about an hour later her doctor came out to speak to me about the test. I was waiting for the doctor to come out, and to tell me that everything was ok, and she was ready to go home, but instead he pulled out a picture from the exam, and began to show me pictures of the cancer she had in her colon. This was one of the hardest moments that I have ever experienced, and I can imagine it was for my mom also. All I could think about was that I was going to be left without my mom, and with a sick father, and even though this was the one moment in life where I  would have felt completely alone, I didn’t, I really felt like God was with me the whole time, and never left my side.
This happened in December right before Christmas, and although it seemed like it was going to be the saddest Christmas's it was actually the Christmas where I felt the most blessed, and grateful. I was very thankful that God provided for my mom to be able to go to the doctor, and for them to find the cancer in time before it spread once again.

It’s very important for Adults, and anyone with a history of colon or any type of cancer to have screenings done. The average age in the United States that men and women begin to have screenings is at the age of 50, but because of the increasing rate of colon cancer doctors are recommending that both men and women begin to have screenings at the age of 45. I think it’s really important that we spread awareness for people to begin to become screened at early ages, so that the number of cancer survivors like my mom can increase.
If you want to find out more information on screening, and colon cancer you can visit the website that I used http://www.coloncancerfoundation.org/anyage.htm.  
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