Country Star Coffey Anderson’s Wife, Criscilla, On Talking To Her Children About Colon Cancer: ‘I Knew I Couldn’t Lie’

Published Aug 7, 2020

Country Star Coffey Anderson’s Wife, Criscilla, On Talking To Her Children About Colon Cancer: ‘I Knew I Couldn’t Lie’

When her treatment began, the hip-hop dancer and wife of country singer, Coffey Anderson, didn't want to burden her children. But when her young son asked "have you ever had cancer?" she knew she had to tell him the truth.

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