Get your booty checked. That was the message Norco resident Earl Rodrigue Jr. shared on Facebook on Dec. 7 when he announced his Stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis with a video message. It was his 60th birthday. “Get a colonoscopy,” Rodrigue said in the video. “It’s painless. It’s just a booty check. For my birthday, promise me, if you haven’t had one, get one as soon as you can.” The message resonated. Rodrigue said 17 people told him they sch…
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