Fight Like a Girl Cancer Stories, Survivor Stories, Support and Inspiration

Hi! I went thru a heart wrenching divorce after 33-years of marriage in October 2015. Soon after, I noticed my right breast looked funny and had a hard large lump in it(it was always lumpy!) I made an appointment and had a mammogram in April 2016. Six months after my …

“I’m sorry Miss Morales, it’s cancer.” After five years of diligent annual mammograms and ultrasounds, these six words were uttered on October 27, 2017. A lumpectomy in 2012 revealed benign results but more importantly, also caused extreme scar tissue. Combined with dense breasts, these two factors hid a 7cm tumor …

2016 was the most challenging year of my life. Although life has tested me many times before, this test I never thought I could win. In October 2016, I became very sick. My breathing was giving me issues, but I ignored the signs and continued on with life. In January …

Hi my name is Carmen Salunas Garcia and this is my story, journey through breast cancer. After a shower one evening, I did my self exam as I often have for many years. I felt a very tiny pea-like lump. At time I really thought it was nothing. I had …

It was 1993. I woke up one morning in April and found a lump in my neck. It was on the right side, just under my jawline. My doctor told me it was probably a cyst and he’d just “cut it out”. I, intuitively, however opted for an ear, nose …

Hi everyone, I’m Candice and I would like to inspire you with my story. When I was 2 and half years old, doctors discovered I had Wilms tumor cancer. I was sent to Cape Town Red cross hospital. There, I was diagnosed with stage four cancer and had my kidney …

I’m 65 yrs old.  I’ve never had children, broken bones or any previous health issues or surgeries. I began experiencing heavy bleeding early in 2017. I had PAP test done in May 2017 that came back Negative. Shortly after, I was diagnosed with Endometrial cancer  in May after biopsy results. …

At the age of nine, I was diagnosed with lymphoma. I underwent radiation and chemo for a combined total of 18 months. I was bullied in school for not having hair and for having to wear a wig–it was rough. During my remission, I was blessed with two beautiful children …

I was sick and didn’t want to admit it, but by the time I went to the doctor I was already at stage three. I was rushed in for a hysterectomy, followed by seven months of chemo plus external and internal radiation. I also went through several cat scans and …

I came home from work one morning and my index finger hurt like hell, didn’t think much about it I get banged up all the time. I’m a paramedic for a busy 911 service and I work 24-hour shifts. I’m also a wife, mother of three young adults, and grandmother …

In 2011, after 20+ years of marriage, I finally had the courage to leave a man I no longer recognized. I won’t get into the issues – suffice to say, you can NOT control anyone but yourself and all the prayers in the world sometimes aren’t answered in the way …

The Beauty Behind The Trauma of Adoption “Unfortunately, I’m that kid.” The one whose birth mom was a sex worker in South Africa, who was HIV positive (no that does not mean I have it, that’s another story), and who handed me in to the police station when I was …

In 2014, I was a normal, everyday mother. I have 3 children. One who is grown, Ryan (23), and a now 17-year-old daughter, Marissa, and a 13-year-old Down Syndrome Daughter, Alexa. I was working toward my nursing degree, and I was 3 years into my pre-requisites. I had suffered with …

I found a lump in December. In January, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I just finished round 4 of chemo. I still have 12 remaining. I work a full time job with the USPS. I am also a full time single mom of a beautiful 18-month-old girl. I don’t …

I was ejected from a motor vehicle five years ago, which resulted in two brain hemorrhages from multiple skull fractures. The doctors revived me several times and implanted three titanium plates in my head. In addition to brain damage, I deal with a lot of head pain and pain from …