Envision the possibility of stopping cancer in its tracks.

On the evening of September 5th, 2008 I sat on a couch next to my father. I held his hand as we watched a celebrity-filled television show called “ Stand Up To Cancer”. I cried, so did he. I remember him being particularly struck by the appearance of Patrick Swayze and the young children featured on the show who were bravely battling the disease. For the most part we watched in silence.

Little did I know as we sat together that night, that within two short months my father would become one of the statistics — he passed away within three months of his diagnosis with stage IV colon cancer. (more…)