When you look at our cover what do you see? I see a beautiful Mom with her children in the prime of her life. Her name is Michelle and she is a 34 year old married mother of two gorgeous kids. Michelle is Paul's niece, a Mom, a sister, a daughter, a wife.

For several months she had been dealing with some health issues, her stomach didn't feel right, she was constipated, pains in her belly, felt full when she didn't eat much. She went to her Dr. and described what was going on but since she was a busy 34 year old

working Mom the Dr. assumed it was stress and maybe poor eating habits. But Michelle wasn't satisfied with the answers; her intuition told her something was wrong. She had a family history of cancer and she wanted further testing. Getting an MRI or

Colonoscopy at 34 is almost unheard of, but her persistence to get tested will save her life. Michelle Gordon was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. Over the past several weeks she has gone through several tests, intensive surgery, and has currently begun aggressive

chemotherapy treatments. Radiation treatments will follow after another round of tests to evaluate her progress. Michelle's battle will continue for several more months as she fights her way from cancer patient to cancer survivor.