My name is Laura and I don’t have breast cancer but my mother had it and that makes me more prone to having it myself. I am sharing my story because even if no one reads this I feel obligated to share it to forever let my mother know how …

My name is Hailey, and I am 16 years old. I am new to this world; I was diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy only months ago. I had a grand-mal seizure for the first time a couple months before being diagnosed. Turns out I’ve been having seizures for years, but …

I was shocked when the doctor told me I had stage 2 breast cancer and that I was having a double breast removal as soon as possible. This all started with routine exams. But like a lot of people at this time I had no health insurance! I was was …

One day about 10 years ago I was at my pediatrician’s office having my 5 year old check-up and when the doctor looked under my tongue she found a lump sticking out of the floor of my mouth. Thus began my never ending (there is no treatment or cure) battle …

My name is Raquel and I was diagnosed with lupus SLE last year in May 2011. I am still dealing with understanding what is happening to my body. I am 43 and my doctor told me I more than likely have had lupus for awhile and I was being treated …

Hi everybody! My name is Truly. I was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2008. I am now 20 years old and I still battle with it. My first episode was the worst feeling. I was on an airplane coming home from visiting my sister in Pennsylvania. I don’t like flying in …

I was diagnosed on 8/9/10 with Stage 3B breast cancer, left side, with nodes involved all throughout the left side of my torso. A year ago, January 5, I finished chemo. On February 9, it will be a year since my double mastectomy. In June, it will be a year …

My name is Amanda and I am 21 years old. I am an epileptic as a result of an injury that I sustained because a man slipped something in my drink on my 21st birthday. I passed out from a bar stool and landed on my face and ever since …

My name is Emelie, I’m 19 years old, and my battle with Cystic Fibrosis has not been an easy one. Throughout my entire life I’ve always struggled with upper respiratory complications. From the age of nine, I started coming down with bad cases of pneumonia and bronchitis at least once …