Michael Kropp always lived life with his own opinion about how things should be.
Michael Kropp, just 54 years old when he passed away as the results from a surgical complication, always lived life with his own opinion about how things should be. Michael had no intention of not coming home from the hospital that day., just as he had no intention of letting colorectal cancer win.
The ONLY positive thing that came from that day was the fact that he died cancer-free - his wish. He is celebrating in Heaven that his talented team was able to successfully remove all traces of the tumors that went undetected for 6 years!
Originally diagnosed in 2012, we put our trust and faith in his medical team. In October 2019, we celebrated as Michael was declared NED - No Evidence of Disease!
Sadly, our joy was short-lived. During routine blood tests and a re-acquaintance with his former doctor from 10 years earlier, Michael was diagnosed with Stage IV CRC metastasized to his liver in June 2020. What we discovered was, although his colon was clean, no other part of his body was ever scanned for cancer.
Michael was quickly referred to a new oncology team who believed his cancer had been growing for at least 6 years. The largest tumor was inoperable, but after consulting with a team of oncologists and early age onset experts, we took an aggressive approach. The chemo plan was rough, but it worked.
As his prognosis got brighter, we studied, we talked, and we networked! We soaked up everything we could related to CRC thanks to "Fight CRC", a national leader for CRC advocacy.
