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Nurse Records Impactful Video After Her Own Cancer Diagnosis Nurse Records Impactful Video After Her Own Cancer Diagnosis
Nurse Records Impactful Video After Her Own Cancer Diagnosis A North Jersey mother and nurse is raising awareness to colon cancer after a recent and shocking diagnosis of her own. Jennifer Waller, 32 of Clifton, went for a colonoscopy after experiencing vague abdominal symptoms and weight loss, she explained in a recent video. When the mom of two woke up hours later, the doctor told her she had a large tumor in her colon. "I made this video because here in the United State you don't get screened until you're 50 years old," Waller said. "According to my biopsy, I'd be dead." More than $5,500 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for …

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by Cecilia Levine