City Councilman Celebrates After Cancer Battle
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DENVER (CBS4)- A Denver city councilman hit the slopes to celebrate after doctors initially told him he would never snowboard again.
District 9 Councilman Albus Brooks posted a video on Twitter with the caption "I'm baaaaack!!!! My Doctors told me I would never snowboard again.. today was my first day back since cancer."
I'm baaaaack!!!! My Doctors told me I would never snowboard again.. today was my first day back since cancer. @CureSarcoma @livestrong pic.twitter.com/EpwtDHG7YC
— Albus Brooks (@AlbusBrooks) January 22, 2017
Brooks was diagnosed with Chondrosarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
He underwent successful surgery to remove a 15-pound tumor in July 2016.
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