In brief I was born with polycystic kidney disease and began suffering symptoms when I was in my late teens. The cysts are in my kidneys and liver which caused both organs to be enlarged. When a cyst itself enlarged and became engorged with blood or infection they became extremely …

I was diagnosed with lupus a week before Christmas Eve. I’d had psoriasis all my life – until 2006. My skin had cleared up everywhere, except my forehead. Anyway, in Summer 2010, I had high blood pressure so last August I went to the doctor. He said it wasn’t high …

At first, I wasn’t going to share my story because my story seemed easy compared to the other stories on Fight Like a Girl Club and to other total hip replacement stories. At the age of 37, I had a left total hip replacement. I had no warning signs that …

I want to talk about the battle that you go through and the hard decisions you have to make when you are living with Endometriosis. As we face a new year my resolutions are simple. Take care of myself, fight with all I have against this disease and pray for a …

I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer on May 28, 2010 at the age of 48 after finding my lump as I was boxing at WII’s Gold’s gym. Who would have thought a game would have saved my life.  As I was boxing I felt something “pop” and, to …

It was suspected about 24 years ago that I had Lupus when I went to the ER for a horrible sinus infection. I blew it off until 17 years ago when I got terrible pain and was finally diagnosed with 3 co-morbidities: Systemic Lupus, Sjogren’s, and Raynaud’s. It was scary …

I never thought of my experiences as a “story”. But then I was introduced to “Fight Like a Girl Club” and started reading all of your stories. I have been touched by so many and encouraged as well. There are stories in here that are proof that I’m not alone …

2010….what a GREAT year for me! I had a beautiful family, I started my own photography business, then I heard the words “you have breast cancer”. Okay, so that last part wasn’t GREAT…but it did change my life for the BETTER. In September 2010, I felt a lump that seemed …

September of 2007 I had finally had enough. My back had been hurting for a few years, just getting worse- this Dr said this, that one said something else. My primary ordered an MRI after countless CT’s with no answer. Two days later I got a call that I needed …

I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I went through chemo, radiation, and multiple surgeries. I did not go alone, I had many friends and family that stood by me through the whole process. It was a long and tiresome journey but I fought like a girl and I …