Ali talks with Ben, a former naval aviator whose life took an abrupt turn when he was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 26.

In their conversation, they discuss Ben's unexpected diagnosis, overcoming shame and navigating life with a colostomy bag, how he approached the statistics and faced his mortality, the long-term impacts of treatment, the importance of caregivers, how having a life-threatening disease has changed his worldview, and how to show up for someone with a colorectal cancer diagnosis.

Ali also shares more about testing, her first colonoscopy experience, and where to turn for further guidance.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Fight Colorectal Cancer

American Cancer Society - Cancer Action Network (CAN) for Colorectal Cancer

Ben Moon's “Denali”

Ben White’s Instagram

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