Go Down To The Pub And Have A Few Pints! Survivor Samanda Ford, “Queen of Positivity”

“I feel absolutely lovely,” she says in a documentary for BBC. “And i’m so glad that hardly anybody’s got any tears.”

“The one thing I didn’t want was to have anyone think I’m doing a ‘poor me’ because I’m not, because at the end of the day I don’t intend to go anywhere yet. I’m hoping we’re going to party again next year!” she says, “I wanted to be here in the flesh rather than waste time and you all have to do it afterwards. I don’t need tears, I just want happiness and smiles.”

“The whole idea of doing it with me there, so people can have a laugh. Why wait until I’ve gone? If they want to have another one after I’ve gone that’s up to them. But, you know, I’m going to be there,” she says, “The worst part is, when I do go, is how my family are going to be.”

“You speak to anyone who knows Sam, she’s far from conventional anyway,” says her husband, “Which is great, you know? Which is why everyone just loves her to bits.”

Colon cancers start out as a polyp, or small growth, in the colon that causes no symptoms. Although polyps can't be felt, they can be picked up by screening tests before they cause a problem, according to Dr. Heather Yeo, Surgical Oncologist and Colorectal Surgeon at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center. The best and most complete way of screening is a colonoscopy every 10 years. In general, you should get your first colonoscopy at age 45 but the guidelines differ depending on your risk category.

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