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This week we are talking once again with Dan "Dry Dock" Shockley on "Staying Healthy as a Veteran"  For Veteran's Day this year we are featuring Dan because even though he has been dealt a hard blow with a hereditary colon cancer gene he is not letting that slow him down one bit!  As a matter of fact he is thriving and advocating for others around the globe as a hereditary colon cancer ambassador! 

 

Hereditary colorectal cancer involves a cancer gene being passed from parent to child. However, it is unclear which gene causes the disease. If more than one family member has colon or rectal cancer, it could mean that the potential for developing this form of cancer has been passed from one generation to the next.

 

Here is some more about Dan:  

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• Dan Dry Dock Shockley, retired U.S. Navy veteran; Operation Desert Storm; Enduring and Iraqi Freedom veteran and a hereditary colon cancer WARRIOR. 

 

• The U.S. based Colon Cancer Alliance featured his journey for their Veterans Day blog. The below url provided for your reading pleasure:

 

https://www.ccalliance.org/blog/prevention/dan-drydock-shockley-colon-cancer-warrior-forges-on

 

• Also, in honor of Rare Cancer Day, 30 September, the NORDpod featured him as a special guest.

 

The below url provided for your listening pleasure:

 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cJJwWXEp34wD8ulFBXNQu?si=m6_V8YwJRwqEAWxXzTp3Cw&utm_source=native-share-menu&dl_branch=1 

 

• Additionally, he has been a regular contributor to the UK based Rare Revolution team. They recently invited me to be part of their National Patient Advocate Day campaign. My input can be viewed on Instagram:

 

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CSwmNDwjuLQ/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

• In closing, here's his latest article which was featured by the Montreal based, RareDIG Organization.

 

https://www.raredigmcgill.com/HORD/Season-Four

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