“When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave.”
“I know people are pretty well embarrassed just at the mention of colon cancer. Sticking a tube in you to find out what's wrong is not a nice thing. But I can tell them, a 30- or 40-minute test is worth it. We have to make them feel more comfortable about getting screened.”