To all my friends and supporters in my fight for survival, As you know, we have one heck of a fight ahead to get people closer to awareness and  possibly even benefits. It has been a longtime dream of mine to leave behind a legacy for those who truly love …

For 40 some odd years, I was a seriously healthy, strong chickadee. I did yoga, played tennis, skied. I was a soccer playing mom! When everyone else got the flu, I waded through the sea of germs tending to the sick with nary a scratch. My experience of being sick …

For years, my husband and I struggled with infertility but finally, after drugs, procedures and lots of heartbreak, we were finally blessed with a baby (I already had an 11 yr old daughter from a previous marriage). Just 2 short years later in 2006, at the age of 34, I …

It’s true that when you get a serious illness, co-morbid illnesses always follow. Now I also have to fight like a girl for Endometriosis.  I didn’t see it coming, as I had seen so many doctors for my pelvic pain and had been dismissed (probably for being a girl who …

So, one night back in April last year, I was so tired that I fell asleep with my clothes on. I woke up around 4am having some pain in my left breast because the underwire from my bra was poking into it. I started feeling the red spot on my …

So, I have been here before…sharing my FLAGC story about RA. Since that post, my story has changed. I received a phone call from my doctor that left me in tears, then ready to press on. As of today, I don’t have answers as far as my diagnosis, but I’m …

In November 2009, I was diagnosed with something most would panic and question, ”Why me?” I have Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease. I am now 47 years old. I noticed the tremor in my right hand in May 2009 and I finally decided in October of that year, ”I don’t think …

Hey there warrior girls!  It’s time for our first Member Spotlight of 2012 and–drum roll please–we are proud to shine the light on Shannon from Toronto,Canada, who sends us all sunshine and smiles. Shannon is a proud member of the Fight Like a Girl Club and blogs over at Living …