A Stage 4 Survivor’s Story
You Are Not a Statistic.
They gave me an 11% chance. I found a clinical trial three research teams missed. I became the first person to receive a TCR-T cell therapy targeting my exact mutation. I’m still here.
The Story
The Short Version
I was 47. Healthy. Strong. The last person you’d expect to hear “stage 4 colorectal cancer.”
They told me I had an 11% chance of being alive in five years. They offered chemotherapy — not to cure, but to buy time. The oncologist compared my cancer to weeds in a yard. “We’ll keep pulling,” he said, “but eventually the yard gets overrun.”
I didn’t accept that.
I found a clinical trial three professional research teams missed. I built a supplement protocol that — by accident — aligned with my exact genetic mutations before testing confirmed them. I survived four doses of a treatment that puts most patients in the ICU after one. I became the first person in the world to receive a T-cell therapy engineered for my exact mutation — TP53 Y220C — applied to a solid tumor.
I’m still here. And I wrote it all down.
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What You’ll Find Here
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My Journey
The real story — from diagnosis through treatment, surgery, and a groundbreaking clinical trial at NIH. No sugarcoating, no false hope.
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Practical Guidance
Nutrition, supplements, off-label medications, navigating the medical system, and advocating for yourself — organized so you can find what you need fast.
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The Book
Surviving Colorectal Cancer is part memoir, part survival guide, part evidence file. 100+ pages of the roadmap I wish someone had handed me on day one.
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Community
A growing space for patients, survivors, and caregivers. You’re not alone in this.
The Evidence
By The Numbers
73%
of my liver removed.
My body regrew it to 45%.
4
major surgeries.
Liver, colon, ileostomy, ablation.
1st
person to receive this
TCR-T for TP53 Y220C.
41%
radiographic reduction from the clinical trial. Complete biological response
55K+
words of roadmap so you
don’t start at zero.
11%
survival odds they gave me.
I’m still here.
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A Note From Aaron M.
“Early detection saves lives. If you’re over 45 — or younger with symptoms or a family history — please talk to your doctor about screening. It could save your life. And if you’ve already been diagnosed, know this: you are not a number on a chart. You are one person with a single outcome. And you still get a vote in how this plays out.”
— Aaron M., CRC Survivor & Founder of The CRC Roadmap
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