Misdiagnosed Hemorrhoid Turns Out to be Colon Cancer in 38-Year-Old Man
Joshua Sanchez, a freelance artist in New York, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and required targeted radiation therapy that relied on special vocal instructions during the treatment. However, Sanchez is deaf and an ASL interpreter couldn’t be in the room to translate for him. His treatment team made a set of goggles that allowed him to see a translator in another room during targeted radiation. The team used virtual reality goggles to show Sanchez an interpreter who was in another room signing instructions on Zoom. Sanchez wanted to share his story to raise awareness of younger people with colon cancer and to offer hope to Deaf and hard of hearing people worried they might not be able to communicate in the hospital or while undergoing medical treatment.
