# @cityofhopeoc on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C4dvGLqLN0z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/21552273-cityofhopeoc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-03-13T18:33:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** City of Hope | Orange County (@cityofhopeoc) — https://gondola.cc/cityofhopeoc

## Caption

Brandon Arbini of Costa Mesa, California, 44, was busy with his business start-ups and raising three children when a few nagging symptoms sent him to his physician. Arbini was 41 and living a healthy lifestyle devoid of smoking and drinking. The doctor, just to be on the safe side, ordered a colonoscopy, which began his highly unexpected cancer journey.

The tumor in Arbini’s colon was so large the colonoscopy could not be completed. A biopsy revealed Stage 4 cancer, which had spread to his liver. Arbini and his family were stunned, and a consultation with a surgeon made the situation even worse. Instead of providing a clear treatment path, the surgeon's grim outlook and lack of guidance left Arbini and his wife confused and despondent.

A recommendation to go to City of Hope changed Arbini’s story and saved his life.  After surgery and chemotherapy, he is now in remission. “Remission is a word I didn’t expect to hear,” he says.

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