Five years ago, Andria was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. The early childhood teacher had no family history of the disease. She didn't get her symptoms checked out until they appeared. She shared her story with TODAY. It is not easy to talk about, but it is important. I think people are dying because they don't want to talk to their doctor about their symptoms, and that's why they should not die from embarrassment. It took me a long time to say something wasn't right. I have always been a human who has lived more on the constipated side, so irregular bowel movements have been a problem for me. I noticed substances in my stool. It wasn't concerning, but it was different. I began to have intermittent bleeding with my bowel movements. I had hemorrhoids in my brain. All of my labs looked fine, I had no issues with my stomach or weight loss. There was nothing to indicate that I had a tumor in my rectum other than the red blood in my stool. I didn't give much thought to colorectal cancer. Why would I do that? I was in my 40s, I am active, I eat well, and I don't smoke. There were no risk factors and no family history that would make me think that you have cancer. It took me too long to get to the doctor. It took me getting to the point where I was bleeding every time I had a bowel movement to be tired of it. My OB told me to get it checked out. I didn't go to the doctor until January. She gave me a suppository substance after she did a rectal exam and didn't feel any hemorrhoids. It did not stop the bleeding. I was going to have a colonoscopy. I woke up and heard the doctors say that they found something very low in your rectum. I know what ugly tissue looks like because my dad died of cancer. It was not the bright pink, healthy, happy tissue that you think your insides look like, it was photos along with the colonoscopy report. My child's 15th birthday was the day the doctor told me the tissue was cancer. The tumor blocked most of my rectum. I was sent to the hospital for treatment. It was stage 4 colorectal cancer and had spread to my lungs. Within two weeks of learning of my diagnosis, I was in treatment. The cancer in my lungs was taken care of with the help of the Chemo. In August of last year, I had a rectal resection. There was a spot in my lung that didn't shrink. It grew a tiny bit. I had five sessions of stereotactic body radiation on that spot in February of last year. They make a mold of your body so you lay in a specific position every single time. While the machine was doing its thing, I thought about Star Wars, because I have two boys. In January of 2020 I had another round of scans after a spot was found in the right lung. I am celebrating the fact that I am still alive. Someone with stage 4 colorectal cancer can say that for five years. Right now, I have clear scans. Life is precious and you don't really know that until you have a life-changing diagnosis, which is when cancer has already impacted our family. I thought when I was first diagnosed that you have to see your oldest child graduate from high school. My son is graduating from high school in May, so that's what I'm going for. I will keep adding to my list. I'm raising awareness and making lots of memories. People don't want to go to the doctor and say they have a problem. People should not die from embarrassment. I have done my job if I can talk about my experience with one person before I go to the doctor. The interview was edited for clarity. The former TV star harassed security guards at the museum. A customs officer told the WSJ that French authorities tied up Sechin's superyacht so it wouldn't leave the port. They saw that it worked. Almost every house in the neighborhood has it. I get a lot of thanks for my method. 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