Chris Sanchez

June 12, 2026 When Adrienne received her stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis in January 2025, nothing in her life had pointed toward cancer; not her routine bloodwork, not her annual physicals, not even the fatigue she had been living with for years. As a physician assistant in Ohio, Adrienne was attuned to her body. But she had quietly dismissed persistent exhaustion as stress, heartbreak, and depression following a major life upheaval.

June 13, 2026 Zed’s stage 3 colon cancer (stage 3B) experience began unexpectedly at age 35, despite leading an active and healthy lifestyle. He was also found to have Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that greatly increases the risk of getting many kinds of cancer. Like many younger adults, he was initially denied screening due to his age, which he now reflects on with urgency and purpose. His early symptoms, including blood in his stool and persistent fatigue, were easy to dismiss at first.

June 22, 2026 Shannon was 35, a newlywed, and a busy mom of three when persistent neck pain and a stubborn cough led to a diagnosis of metastatic EGFR-positive lung cancer with a TP53 mutation. Just weeks earlier, she and her husband had celebrated her birthday and held their dream destination wedding in Puerto Rico, and were settling into life as a blended family. An MRI of her cervical spine revealed multiple tumors, including one so large it cracked her C1 vertebra.