Hey everyone! My name is Bronti. I’m 19 and here is my story! My bladder problems started when I was a kid. I would only pee once or twice a day. I just never had the urge to go. My mom took me to the urologist and they told me …

Just when you think all is going great, life happens. I had just gotten my first ‘grown up’  job; 8 am to 5 pm, weekends off… and it was wonderful. I was at work when my neurologist called my office and told me to come to her office as soon as possible. …

A little over a month ago, my daughter texted me saying that she needed to speak with me as soon as possible. I called her immediately, and the first thing she said was, “Mom, can you make me an appointment for a mammogram?”  There was silence, then I laughed. I responded, “Britt, you do know …

In October 2009, I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. I was 31 years old. I fought for 2 years with more then 6 rounds of chemotherapy, 2 rounds of radiation, and 2 surgeries. Then on February 22, 2011, the doctors gave me great news; I was cancer free! I have …

What dreams are made of… It was the summer of 2008 when the tapestry of my life unraveled. It was like someone found a single loose thread to take hold of; pulling slowly at first, the thread begins to reveal how it was holding the picture together. With the excitement …

In August I will begin being treated by a liver specialist team and a transplant coordinator. I have a very basic understanding of my fibromyalgia but the PBC is a journey that frightens me very much. You see, in June of 2009 my mom lost her battle with non-alcohol related …

Hey, my name is Jillian and I have been fighting endometriosis for years. I am now 21 and have been diagnosed since I was 18, fighting and searching for answers since I was 15. After countless doctors appointments (over 20 different doctors) and many many tests, I finally found a …

I was 16 yrs old when I found my first lump. It took a total of a year for any doctor to make a ‘move’ to find out what it was. My first biopsy was in November of my senior year of high school. The findings were Phyllodes tumors. Which …

March of 2011 on a Sunday, I woke up with this very sharp pain in my right breast. I was trying to reach to get something from the cabinet while feeling my right breast. I felt a lump. I ran upstairs and felt my left breast. I felt another lump. …

After several years of one struggle after another, two abusive marriages, one physical and one emotional, and suffering with the pain of fibromyalgia, I had entered into a new relationship and wanted a fresh start with life. I went in for my first mammogram at the age of 49. This …