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| Posted by Barbara Armstrong Green |
Coincidentally, my husband Charlie and I were entertaining friends at Bethany Beach at the same time. It was a perfect weekend. We were so blessed. Then the phone rang. And my vibrant sister Sue told me she was in terrible pain and had been to the hospital for some sort of blockage.
The next time I saw Mike and Sue and our sister Peggy was several
days later just before Sue was about to have surgery. Family and friends gathered in the hospital waiting
room to support us. After what seemed like an eternity, the surgeon walked over
to us and broke the news that it was indeed colon cancer and that it had broken
through the colon wall. We just looked
at the surgeon, trying to comprehend what he had just said and what it meant
for Sue. After a stunned silence, one of
our family members quietly turned to the surgeon and said, “That doesn’t sound
good.”
Sue was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer – stage three!
– I didn’t even know what that meant. I
had never heard of stages of cancer. I
had just seen Sue a few weeks ago. Her
only complaint was a little lower back pain.
Who doesn’t have that on occasion? My beloved sister Sue, an elementary teacher and principal, who touched the lives of countless children, died at the age of 59, after a four-year battle with colon cancer. She left a husband, daughter, son, five grandchildren, two sisters, and too many other devoted family members and friends to list here. What makes this even more tragic is that colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
We hope that you will use this blog to share your stories and comments with one another and learn together. Also check out our web pages, which have a lot of information you might find helpful.
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| Our family loves to get together. |
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| Three Sisters (from left) Barbara, Peggy & Susan |
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| Family beach day at Bethany Beach |
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| Team Furtub participants at the Annual 5K Run and Family Walk in Towson, MD |
Please leave a comment. We welcome people to tell their stories. Don’t forget to click back to the Susie’s Cause web site for more information on colon cancer.
4 comments:
Hello Barbara and the Goglia family. It's Betty, your old neighbor. Just wanted to say how much I appreciated reading the note about Susan and her cancer journey. Susan truly touched so many lives, she was definitely one of Kristen and John's favorite teachers. I remember how hard she worked to get the talented and gifted program started in our county schools. My favorite memory of Susan was how hard she worked to have a beautiful flower garden for all of the neighbors to enjoy. I still feel sadness about her early passing.
As you probably know I have been dealing with colon cancer for many years. However due to early colonoscopies my first precancerous polyp was diagnosed 2006 and next in 2011. Both cancers were identified at an early stage and I have required no additional cancer treatments except surgery.
In 2007 I was evaluated at JHH and found to be positive for the HNPCC ( colon cancer gene ). My children and siblings have also been tested for the gene. Several family members are positive for the gene and have thus started their yearly screenings. Our family is very committed to early detection and diagnosis. We lost my sister Judy to ovarian cancer at the age of 49. Ovarian cancer is part of the HNPCC syndrome.
So glad that you are taking the time and energy to make people aware of the need for early detection. Colonoscopies aren't fun but they are definitely life savers!!!!!! Please feel free to contact me if I can be of help in spreading the word about prevention and coping with the diagnosis of colon cancer.
Hugs to your wonderful family, Betty
Hi Betty -
Thank you for taking the time to share your kind words about my sister and for sharing your own battle with colon cancer. It sounds like you are doing alot to keep yourself and your family healthy.
All the best,
Barbara
It was heart-rending. Your brave. Thanks for sharing your experience here
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