Stories from Actual Patients
A Hero Among Us: Cancer Survivor on a Mission to Help Others
Someone who battles cancer is a special type of person. In fact, some might even call them a superhero. They have the ability to overcome obstacles...
Three Years, Two Patients, and One Doctor: A Family Journey with RMCC
After retiring from his job in Colorado, Larry Riedesel, 76, and his wife, Mary, decided to move to Oklahoma. The couple’s large family – five...
Facing Cancer Like an Engineer: A Problem in Search of Solutions
One Sunday afternoon in March 2021, Brandon Martin, 61, was hanging out in his Thornton apartment when he doubled over with pain.
“All of a sudden I...
A Cyclist’s Long Road to Recovery After Pancreatic Cancer
As a long-distance cyclist, Joseph V. has always maintained his good health. Besides having his tonsils out as a toddler, he had never faced a...
Bile Duct Cancer: One Woman’s Journey with a Rare Disease
On Aug. 20, 2021, Erica Dewire-Arsenault of Parker, Colorado, was having a good day at her job as a medical assistant – until a sudden, strange...
No Known Risk Factors: A Patient’s Journey Through Stage 3 Colon Cancer Treatment
When Dominique Journet was told she had a tumor after a colonoscopy, she was convinced it couldn’t be cancer. She was otherwise healthy with no...
From Colon Polyps to Incurable Cancer to Becoming Cancer Free
It’s been a busy decade for Mark Hoshall. After all, he went from the discovery of colon polyps during a routine colonoscopy to being diagnosed with...
Grammy Winner and Colon Cancer Survivor Returns to Cancer Clinic as a Performer
Colon Cancer Patient Proves ‘Stage Four’ Does Not Mean ‘Terminal’
This Second Opinion is Key to Finding the Right Cancer Care Team