I’m 50. I never watched one episode of Dawson’s Creek because I probably aged out of it, but I knew about the stars, James included.

He died of colon cancer at 48 and leaves behind a wife and six kids.

Get screened, people. It runs in my family and I’ve been screened since I was 35. Is the night before the procedure uncomfortable? Sure, but there are worse things in life besides a little discomfort.

Go to the doctor regularly. Get blood tests. Don’t be one of these people who’s scared of them. They’re there to help you.

And pray. Not so much for yourself unless it’s life and death, but pray for your friends, family and loved ones, and the people who you don’t know but who need it. Like James’s family.