Go get your colonoscopy people! The rate of colon cancer in young people is increasing. Insurance pays and the pill prep isn’t so bad. It’s totally preventable.

I don’t usually get upset when people I don’t know die, but this one hurts.

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Anonymous wrote:A very sad loss. I’m going to try to put out extra positivity and love in his memory.

That's a really lovely sentiment.

+1

💔 My heart feels seriously cracked. I’ve been crying off and on since I heard — something I never would have imagined. I’m not a movie-goer. I saw Black Panther twice, then threw in a third just so I could see it in imax. I bought the dvd and circled the expected release date of BP 2 on a calendar with my fingers crossed.

I love that kids are growing up with the image of Chadwick Boseman / Black Panther as a superhero. What I didn’t realize was how much I’ve needed these images too.

Wakanda forever!

RIP

What a tremendous loss! 😢

Anonymous wrote:He meant so much to those of who watched Black Panther in theaters. Who went once, twice, three times. Bought the DVD. Rented the movie again even though they saw it so many times.

Thank you so much for posting this!

Anonymous wrote:This tweet just ended me. I'm going to do this for Chadwick. Going all the way to the finish line.

Let’s do this.

This is so sad. What a loss. I hate this year.

Anonymous wrote:This year is so hard.

That’s it. I’m just gonna ugly cry over here until 2021.

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Anonymous wrote:Really 2020? Anything else you want to throw at us?!?!

don't go there...

Seriously. Do not tempt the gods.

Literally, though, it feels like the universe is taking all of the good things away from us. And leaving us with really awful leftovers.

This year is so hard.

Anonymous wrote:My colon cancer must have been diagnosed about the same time as his, and this news has me just shattered. He had so much to offer this world. I totally understand and support his decision to keep his battle private. I do have a hope that he planned for his legacy to provide encouragement to others to insist on early screening if you have symptoms & if you have no history or symptoms (like me), don’t put off recommended screening!

Hope you are doing ok. I have breast cancer and it just sucks. This man should have had more time here. Sad. I understand his need for privacy too.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm so much more sad than I have a right to be about his death. It feels just extremely unfair and makes me so sad and angry

Me too. This is hitting so hard.

Same here. I couldn't even finish reading the article without tearing up. My mom (age 60) has stage 4 colorectal cancer. Between my mom's situation and his death, this makes me want to schedule a colonoscopy ASAP even though I'm only 30.

You need to get screened 10 years before your mother’s diagnosis or if you have symptoms. I got my first screening at age 35 based on the date of my mother’s diagnosis and I go every 5 years.

Anonymous wrote:Really 2020? Anything else you want to throw at us?!?!

don't go there...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm so much more sad than I have a right to be about his death. It feels just extremely unfair and makes me so sad and angry

Me too. This is hitting so hard.

Same here. I couldn't even finish reading the article without tearing up. My mom (age 60) has stage 4 colorectal cancer. Between my mom's situation and his death, this makes me want to schedule a colonoscopy ASAP even though I'm only 30.

You should do it. You have a family history and need to do so. As I stated earlier, I had my first one 3 days e my mom died and had a polyp. That terrified me. It was removed and was the slow growing kind. If I had ignored the fact that I needed one who knows what could have happened.