ATLANTA -- Derrick Cameron had a vision of savoring the sun, riding his motorcycle, and spending more time with his family when he retired from the Georgia Department of Transportation in 2016. His positive perspective was nearly shattered when a surgeon advised him he only had 18 months to live.
Cameron, a husband, and father of two had experienced various symptoms including blood in his stool, trouble with bowel movements, and what he thought were hemorrhoids. His doctor informed him that a tumor was growing outside of his colon. He was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 52.
“Hearing the diagnosis is traumatic,” Cameron, now 57, said. “Life was going pretty good. I was moving along, so it was scary to hear that.”
