When Amy Piccoli’s son brought home a stomach bug in May 2024, she thought she knew what she was in for. The Los Angeles mom of three was used to seasonal illnesses and 24-hour viruses. Piccoli got sick, as she expected. But she soon became “really dehydrated” and ended up
When Amy Piccoli’s son brought home a stomach bug in May 2024, she thought she knew what she was in for. The Los Angeles mom of three was used to seasonal illnesses and 24-hour viruses. Piccoli got sick, as she expected. But she soon became “really dehydrated” and ended up in the emergency room. As part of their workup, doctors ran a CT scan. The test showed spots on her liver and a mass in her colon. A follow-up MRI led to a biopsy. Piccoli said she “kind of blacked out” when she received the results. “My doctor called me and said ‘We think that the liver spots are cancer that has spread from the colon,’” Piccoli, 39, recalled. “I was in complete shock. I had no symptoms … I have no family
