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    Top 10 moments from the Blue Hope Bash

    The Blue Hope Bash, which streamed live to thousands of allies on October 24, had loads of memorable moments. We’ve compiled 10 of our favorites.

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    Impact report: Care During COVID-19 Fund

    Shortly after the COVID-19 outbreak, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance established the Care During COVID-19 Fund to make possible the patient support programs our community needs the most during this crisis.

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    Five tips for telling your colorectal cancer story

    Storytelling is a powerful tool that can inspire those around you to get screened for colorectal cancer, talk with family members about their medical histories, and learn about colorectal cancer symptoms.

    Tamara Barber: Learning to tell my story
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    Tamara Barber: Learning to tell my story

    A few weeks ago, my husband and I played hooky from work to attend AllyCon, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance’s national conference. How could we not go, since it was happening right in our metro-Boston backyard, and many of the presenters were people we knew through my treatments at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute? 

    Jen Waller: After the viral video
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    Jen Waller: After the viral video

    Around her 32nd birthday, Jen Waller started noticing symptoms associated with colorectal cancer, including abdominal pain, weight loss, and irregularity with bowel movements.

    Marietta Barrett: She would be smiling
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    Marietta Barrett: She would be smiling

    If the story of Cookies4Chris, an annual fundraiser held in memory of Chris Sapienza, were a movie, it might start during the Vietnam War era.

    Chris McNamara: Just go out and do it
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    Chris McNamara: Just go out and do it

    Some would say it’s ill-advised to go on a date with an empty stomach, and that’s why Chris McNamara, on his way to one, stopped for a hot dog.

    Marleigh Cummins: Selling art at age 12, becoming a DIYnamo
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    Marleigh Cummins: Selling art at age 12, becoming a DIYnamo

    Marleigh Cummins lost her dad to colorectal cancer in January 2016, when she was just nine years old. As sadness gripped her, a therapist showed her how to heal through art a passion that has helped Marleigh become a fundraising DIYnamo for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

    Q&A with Genna Bain on her husband, cancer, and Chrono.gg
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    Q&A with Genna Bain on her husband, cancer, and Chrono.gg

    National nonprofit Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance) and video game retailer Chrono.gg have partnered this week in memory of game commentator and critic John Peter Bain, who was commonly known as TotalBiscuit. Bain died from colorectal cancer in May at age 33.

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    Q&A: Tate MacDowell’s Mountain in the Hallway

    The Grand Teton, a 13,775-ft mountain in Wyoming, serves as a source of inspiration for friends Tate MacDowell and Brian McDonnel, who are battling colorectal cancer. Determined to reach the top despite their diagnoses, the duo decide to document their effort. The result is Mountain in the Hallway, an honest, poignant, and visually stunning film, which is at once inspiring and heartbreaking. Tate MacDowell, who is currently undergoing treatment for stage IV (metastatic) colorectal cancer, answers for us a few questions about the film.       

    Remembering survivor and advocate Charlie Awad
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    Remembering survivor and advocate Charlie Awad

    Charlie Award, a four-time colon cancer survivor, died August 27, 2018. Charlie leaves behind an indelible legacy of support for countless friends, family members, and allies whose lives were improved by his fearless, often hilarious, and always genuine take on surviving this disease.

    Allison Rosen: Always an advocate
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    Allison Rosen: Always an advocate

    When you’re in your thirties and loving life, cancer is the last thing on your mind. I had health issues my whole life, from asthma to Crohn’s, but I never thought cancer was a possibility for me, especially at this age. Still, I was having colonoscopies every year or so as routine maintenance for my Crohn’s disease.

    hree smiling people stand together indoors with their arms around each other. The person on the left wears glasses and a patterned shirt, the person in the middle wears a gray T-shirt and black blazer, and the person on the right wears glasses, a blue jacket, and a colorful scarf while holding a book. Behind them are framed artworks on the wall.
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    Volunteer spotlight: Greg Schwem

    In this Q&A, get to know Greg Schwem, a passionate and dedicated Colorectal Cancer Alliance volunteer from Illinois, and sign up to be a volunteer yourself!

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