Voices of Fairfield County

This website was originally created when my sister Darlene was diagnosed in March '06 with Stage IV Colon Cancer. It was meant to bring her hope, comfort and
inspiration as she began her battle with this beast we all know as Colon Cancer.

The website served as a medium for all of Darlene's family and friends to support Darlene through her Chemo treatments by offering her uplifting, inspirational and
spiritual messages, providing support and an amazing avenue of love from people that Darlene did not even know.

The weekend of September 15th '06, I was in Chicago at a Colon Cancer Alliance Conference, seeking out as much information as I possible could in the forms of
new treatments that might possibly save my sister's life. While there, I was struck at the amount of Stage IV Colon Cancer Survivors that were in attendance. I
was renewed with quot;hope quot; that there were treatments out there, new treatments that were specifically geared towards the problems that Darlene was facing with
metastatic colon cancer to the liver.

I thought I had struck gold. I thought, this is it! This procedure will save my sister's life, which I had made my mission from the moment of diagnosis.

Unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be! Darlene lost her battle to Colon Cancer a week later. She passed away peacefully on September 25th. I was honored and
privileged to be with her, holding her hand as she crossed to the other side.

Now, my mission has taken on a new form! My mission now is to bring about awareness by letting people know that this awful disease is 100% curable, preventable
and beatable, if caught in the early stages, when polyps are just forming. My sister didn't have to die from this and neither do you!

I refuse to let Darlene's death be in vain. I am going forward with a vengeance, to speak out, to encourage people to have colonoscopies, to get screened and to
offer support and be the quot;voice quot; of survivors. Which is why I started this Chapter of the Colon Cancer Alliance.

In the coming months this website will be populated with every conceivable piece of information relating to Colon Cancer, new treatments, support, fund raising
efforts, new events that Voices of Fairfield County will be holding. I would like to create another blog for Colon Cancer Survivors, Caregivers, Supports, etc. A
special place where they can come and chat with others going through the same experience.

Because there is nothing better than talking with someone else who has gone through or is going through the same things as you are. There is an understanding
there that only they know.

Please continue to check back often as we go forward. With your help we will MAKE A DIFFERENCE!