…not ever say they have cancer,” said MaDonna. “It’s like saying that you have not been healthy all these years, you’ve been a lie.”
The truth is colon cancer runs in her family. She learned her grandmother died from colorectal cancer, but her parents never talked about it.
“It’s hereditary,” said MaDonna.
MaDonna started noticing the signs and symptoms of colon cancer before the age of 50. And that’s when colonoscopies should begin. But even at the age of 50 she had a tough time convincing doctors that she needed one.
“Because no one wanted to give me one,” said MaDonna. “They were like, ‘You look too young. You’re in shape, you don’t need it.'”
“After the news, I became proactive, and spent 7 trying and difficult weeks in chemotherapy and radiation treatments. I am waiting on surgery and building my inner strength to prepare me and my 6 yr old daughter for the fight of our lives. I need support to kick the cancer in the butt! I appreciate your support in whichever manner and/ or amount you are able to give. I also ask that you please remember me in your prayers every night because I know ‘Prayer changes things’. God Bless You”
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