My 29-year-old son had a stomach ache that wouldn't go away. He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and died 6 months later.

My 29-year-old son had a stomach ache that wouldn't go away. He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and died 6 months later.

Andrew Reaster was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in January 2025 after a prolonged stomach ache.Kathy LemoineAndrew Reaster, a 29-year-old UPS driver in Georgia, had a sudden three-day-long stomachache.He was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and died six months later.His mother, Kathy Lemoine, wants more young people and parents to know the risks of colon cancer.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kathy Lemoine, 58, wh…