Health Story Collaborative Podcast Episode 4: Marie’s Story (Originally aired on the WBUR Commonhealth Blog). Marie Pechet was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer in 2007 at the age of 45. Living with the disease for nine years, she had to come to terms with the fact that she would be on chemotherapy for the rest of her life, and that her disease would ultimately kill her. She did so with grace. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, over 27,000 men and over 23,000 women will die from colorectal cancer in 2017. In this episode, Marie speaks with HSC about living and parenting with a terminal illness. This podcast is a product of Health Story Collaborative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to harnessing the healing power of stories. To learn more about Marie’s story, and to find resources on colorectal cancer, please visit www.healthstorycollaborative.org. Music by Jack Broza Lawrence, www.jackbroza.com.