Oklahoma man discusses surviving colorectal cancer after being told he had weeks to live Share Updated: 10:36 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021 Share Updated: 10:36 PM CDT Apr 13, 2021
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Show Transcript THANKS VERY MUCH. NOW THIS STORY A LOCAL MAN DIAGNOSED WITH COLORECTAL CANCER AND GIVEN JUST WEEKS TO LIVE DOCTORS TOLD HIM. HE HAD TWO CHOICES AND THE ONE KEY MADE JUST PROLONGED HIS LIFE. JOHN SIMMONS HUSBAND GRANDFATHER NOW CANCER SURVIVOR IN NOVEMBER OF 19 I HAD A BAD BLOCKAGE. AND THEY TOLD ME. AT THAT TIME THAT I HAD FIVE WEEKS TO LIVE. OH YOU HEALTH GAVE US THESE PHOTOS AND VIDEO DOCTOR SAY PEOPLE WITH THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF COLORECTAL CANCER. JOHN WAS DIAGN. WITH HAVE SOME OF THE WORST OUTCOMES AND THE REASON IS THEY HAVE ALL THESE STICKY TUMOR IN THERE AND SO THEY CAN GET OBSTRUCTIONS AND THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN HE HAD OBSTRUCTION AND WE HAD TO DO SURGERY. FRONT TO RELIEVE THAT OBSTRUCTION AND THEN GO TO CHEMOTHERAPY THAT SURGERY CALLE
A new lease on life : Man survives cancer after being told he had weeks to live Updated: 7:30 AM PDT Apr 14, 2021 Jessica Schambach Anchor Share Updated: 7:30 AM PDT Apr 14, 2021
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Show Transcript THANKS VERY MUCH. NOW THIS STORY A LOCAL MAN DIAGNOSED WITH COLORECTAL CANCER AND GIVEN JUST WEEKS TO LIVE DOCTORS TOLD HIM. HE HAD TWO CHOICES AND THE ONE KEY MADE JUST PROLONGED HIS LIFE. JOHN SIMMONS HUSBAND GRANDFATHER NOW CANCER SURVIVOR IN NOVEMBER OF 19 I HAD A BAD BLOCKAGE. AND THEY TOLD ME. AT THAT TIME THAT I HAD FIVE WEEKS TO LIVE. OH YOU HEALTH GAVE US THESE PHOTOS AND VIDEO DOCTOR SAY PEOPLE WITH THE SPECIFIC TYPE OF COLORECTAL CANCER. JOHN WAS DIAGN. WITH HAVE SOME OF THE WORST OUTCOMES AND THE REASON IS THEY HAVE ALL THESE STICKY TUMOR IN THERE AND SO THEY CAN GET OBSTRUCTIONS AND THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN HE HAD OBSTRUCTION AND WE HAD TO DO SURGERY. FRONT TO RELIEVE THAT OBSTRUCTION AND THEN GO TO CHEMOT
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The same day last month that Georgia s legislature passed a controversial new voting bill, Missouri s Republican-led House approved one of its own. It would impose strict photo ID and other requirements on voting.
Both bills are part of a wave of measures proposed across the country after the 2020 elections, and reflect a deep partisan divide over who has access to the polls and how. The divide is not new, but the sides have become increasingly entrenched.
An attendee holds a sign that reads No more Jim Crow! during a voter rights rally at the Missouri State Capitol.
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Embed iframe src https://www.npr.org/player/embed/985437942/985484834 width 100% height 290 frameborder 0 scrolling no title NPR embedded audio player A crowd attends a rally as part of the 2021 Missouri Voting Rights Lobby Day at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on March 31. The Republican-led House approved a bill that would impose strict photo ID and other requirements on voting. Jacob Moscovitch for NPR
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A crowd attends a rally as part of the 2021 Missouri Voting Rights Lobby Day at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on March 31. The Republican-led House approved a bill that would impose strict photo ID and other requirements on voting.