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Contributed Commentary by Jim Foote, First Ascent Biomedical
December 11, 2025 | Few words strike fear into our hearts more than “cancer.” For me, it was October 19, when I heard, “Jim, Trey has cancer.” In an instant, I was thrust into a world I didn’t understand, filled with unfamiliar terms and life-or-death decisions. My son was fighting cancer, and I was given the most complex problem of my life.
After eight months of grueling chemotherapy, surgery confirmed the tumor was dead. We thought we had won. But three months later,…