Adventure program thriving for young adults with cancer
SILVERTON, Colo. — Jesseca Collins was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on her 30th birthday on New Year’s Eve 2012. She had her first surgery a few months later.
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SILVERTON, Colo. — Jesseca Collins was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on her 30th birthday on New Year’s Eve 2012. She had her first surgery a few months later.
SILVERTON, Colo. — Jesseca Collins was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on her 30th birthday on New Year’s Eve 2012. She had her first surgery a few months later.
SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) — Jesseca Collins was diagnosed with thyroid cancer on her 30th birthday on New Year’s Eve 2012. She had her first surgery a few months later. “I went from this intense athlete to gaining 40 pounds and crawling around my room, crying when I had to put clothes on.
Thousands of young adults fighting life-threatening illnesses have paddled, surfed and climbed through First Descents programs in the past 20 years. A fundraising event was recently held at Silverton Mountain.