{"id":479609,"date":"2016-01-11T16:07:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T21:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=479609"},"modified":"2019-01-23T05:29:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T10:29:39","slug":"how-yeezy-boost-helped-a-colon-cancer-patient-through-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/how-yeezy-boost-helped-a-colon-cancer-patient-through-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"How Yeezy Boost Helped a Colon Cancer Patient Through Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colon cancer patient Steve &#8220;Scuba&#8221; Johnson credits the <strong>adidas Yeezy 350 Boosts<\/strong> for helping him get through grueling treatments.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kielcoloncancer\/\">Kiel Colon Cancer Foundation<\/a> &#8211; an organization started by our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/geokthree\/\">George Kiel<\/a> &#8211; Johnson shared intimate details and photos of his battle with <strong>colon cancer<\/strong>, such as how the chemotherapy blistered both of his feet, how he shattered his ankle on a parking bumper and how even standing in one spot was incredibly painful for him.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of his most excruciating pain, a friend of Johnson&#8217;s convinced him to wear regular sneakers instead of sandals and slides, and he opted to lace up a pair of Yeezy 350 Boost that he had planned to keep on deadstock. 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