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North Carolina Couple Shares Cancer Survival Story, Urging Early Detection
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David Coulier and Pat Coulier are sharing their experiences with cancer to encourage others to prioritize their health. David was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2023.
While speaking about his diagnosis, David said he was conducting a self-exam in the spring of 2023 when he felt a pea-sized lump in his breast tissue.
“When I felt it, I said, ‘This is not normal,’ ” he recalled.
He received a lumpectomy and underwent treatment, and as of November 2023, his scans are now clear.
Pat,meanwhile,was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 at age 56 during a routine mammogram.She credits not putting off the appointment with saving her life.
“They found my cancer early. It was realy deeply embedded. If it had grown to the point where I could’ve found it, it’d have been too late,” she explained.
both David and Pat are now volunteers with the American Cancer Society,where they use their story and experience to encourage others to listen to their bodies and to get regular checkups.
“Nobody knows your body but you,” David said while speaking to the outlet.”If you have anything wrong with you, don’t put it off for a week or two weeks hoping it’ll go away.”
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