Jason is the Vice-President for the Board of Directors of the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes and the co-founder of the Colorectal Support Group as well as the Young Adult Support Group, now named "Beth's Group" in memory of his co-founder, Beth Brunelle. Jason has been cancer-free for ten years.0:00:00 Surgery and life with a shortened colon0:08:30 Struggles with radiation0:12:12 "No thanks" to elective surgeries0:16:48 Life doesn't just "go on"0:24:47 Medical procedure anxiety0:26:14 How a shortened colon effects diet0:29:55 Prolapse of the stoma0:33:10 Avoiding public places0:38:37 Returning to the regular world0:43:56 Dating with a colostomy0:55:04 A life of gratitude1:05:48 Cancer prepared me for the death of my husband1:11:58 Cancer and covid1:14:37 The gift of tears1:19:14 It wasn't all gratitude1:27:15 Oral chemo verses intravenous1:35:50 Surgery reveals a change in diagnosis1:43:20 Masculinity and treatment