Clinical Trial Conversations with Maia and Manju: October 2021
Join FightCRC Trial Curator Maia Walker and PALTOWN Scientific Director Manju George as they review some interesting trials for CRC patients.
Meet Betsy Post!
I came to COLONTOWN as primary caregiver for my intellectually disabled sister, Pam, who was diagnosed with stage four colorectal cancer in 2016. I was dedicated to pursuing the most advanced treatments from world class medical professionals, and COLONTOWN is where I learned it all.
Pam endured numerous chemotherapies, surgeries, procedures, and hospital stays with a smile on her face and with a world-famous thumbs up.
Dancing with Cancer
For the better part of nine years I have been dancing with cancer. I call it a dance as my cancer and I have both been locked, circling each other, intent on killing our dancing partner. The fact that I am writing this, however, means that our dance has not ended; neither it nor I have succeeded in vanquishing the other.
Icing: Patient Advocacy at Work
Sometimes, what adds value and quality to patient care may be something as small as ice chips in a bag, along with curiosity and a willingness to listen to the patient experience.
COLONTOWN participates in peer-reviewed study
COLONTOWN members provide data and inspiration for new study of young onset colorectal cancer patients.
A Lesson in Defiant Joy
Guest author and COLONTOWN admin Lindsey Musick on living with defiant joy as a stage iv cancer patient in the time of COVID 19.
Online: Where Experience Reaches Out
All of our individual business and personal lives have come to a screeching halt with the pandemic. Each of us is in the process of slowly awakening to this profound shift. Everyone in our cancer world is realizing that we all need to change the way we develop our working partnerships.
Meet COLONTOWNie Marie Sander
Marie is an Empowered Patient Leader and one of PALTOWN's first staff members.
Community Leaders Receive Grant from Colon Cancer Coalition
April 15, 2019: PALTOWN is excited to announce that has received a grant from the Colon Cancer Coalition to support Community Leaders in its colorectal cancer community, COLONTOWN. COLONTOWN offers its over 4700 members access to 140 “neighborhoods” focusing on different aspects of the cancer experience, and is run entirely by patient and caregiver volunteers.
“No day is a given” – board member Chelsea Boet talks about being a mom, a doctor, and a patient
Dr. Chelsea Boet joined PALTOWN’s board in 2018. She brings her experience as a stage iv patient and COLONTOWN member to our work. Read this profile, published in Spectrum Health’s Health Beat.… Read more