Cancer can’t stop
Skylar’s positive spirit
Skylar Stube is living with colorectal cancer, and she is grateful
for that. She can go hiking and fi shing with her young sons in
Michigan — and tell everyone to get preventive testing.
Skylar was only 35 when she developed rectal bleeding. She
overcame her embarrassment and told her primary care doctor.
“She had me get a colonoscopy. She saved my life,” said Skylar.
The scope revealed a mass in her large bowel, colorectal cancer
that had spread to her lymph nodes. To shrink the tumors before
surgery, she had chemo and radiation at the Wexford Health +
Wellness Pavilion.
“I have an amazing team at AHN. My doctors always communicate
with each other about my case,” said Skylar. “Everyone is on board
and knows what’s going on with me at all times.”
Matthew Voth, MD, performed her colon surgery and colostomy.
“Having the colostomy wasn’t so bad, just a diff erent way to go,”
said Skylar, who refuses to let her disease dampen her sunny
disposition.
Skylar’s medical oncologist, Casey Moff a, DO, was a lifeline,
always available to answer questions, calm her anxiety, and
talk about the realities Skylar is facing.
Skylar also attends the Young Adult Cancer Support group at the
Cancer Caring Center in Bloomfi eld. “Everyone shows concern and
care for each other,” Skylar said. “It’s critical to spread awareness.”
While she continues her chemo, and gets scans every six months,
she is enjoying her life. “I can go out to eat, and to events with my
sons. I’m making memories for my family,” she said.
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MOST COMMON
CANCER IS
COLORECTAL
CANCER*
* cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/about/key-statistics.html
“You have to laugh
and have a
positive attitude.”
SKYLAR STUBE,
CANCER SURVIVOR
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