Smiling through a colon cancer journey to inspire others
A positive attitude is how Michelle Nasser decided to approach her colon cancer diagnosis. (Photo by Kacie Fromhart, UT Physicians)
A stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis completely shocked Michelle Nasser in 2023 as a 46-year-old mom with two young girls. She purposely changed her habits to keep cancer at bay, after her father’s colon cancer diagnosis at age 59.
“I changed my diet to eat well and did ‘everything’ right,” she said. “I was upset and a little bit in disbelief. I’ve taken steps in my life to not be here. I even asked the doctor if he was sure those were my scans.”