My story so far… I had an emergency appendectomy in November of 2011, only to be told in February it contained a rare cancer called Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. After googling and joining various cancer groups and Facebook pages, I was still none the wiser. My doctors and my surgeon said that as a precaution, it …
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Keeley’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome aka PCOS)
In the fall of 2011, I started having frequent pain in my lower abdomen. The only way I could explain the positioning was to put my hands all the way into my pockets and and to say the pain was where my finger tips were. Finally the pain was so …
Read More »Alexandra’s Fight Like A Girl Story (SLE Lupus)
I have a disease called SLE Lupus. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect the skin, your joints, your kidneys, and your other organs. I was diagnosed in March of 2011 when I was only 19 years old. I was away at school my 1st year at college and …
Read More »Michelle’s Story (Endometrial Cancer, Lung Cancer)
I had been having female problems for the last 4 plus years. I thought I was pregnant at the age of 40 for the first time because I had not had a period for two months. I took a pregnancy test, and two day later started my period. It lasted …
Read More »Freda’s Story (Diabetes)
Hi, my name is Freda. I’m 43 years old and a mother of 3; an 8 year old boy, girl twins, and an 11 year old boy. I’m a diabetic. I’m learning new things, like how to eat and take care of myself. It isn’t easy. I have seen this …
Read More »Jamie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I am 30 years old. I am a mom, wife, daughter, friend, and much more. When I was 27, I felt a large lump in my right breast and a smaller lump in my left breast. I was concerned and limited with the insurance I had at the time, but …
Read More »Brittany’s Story (Chiari Malformation)
My name is Brittany and I’m 24 years old. Since 2007, I have had four brain surgeries; my most recent two being this year in February. I spent most of my life with health problems that the doctors and specialists could not ever figure out. They ran test after test …
Read More »Charmaine’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Sickle Cell Anemia)
Hi My name is Charmaine Washington, and I have sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited, lifelong, serious disorder in which the body produces red blood cells with an abnormal, sickle shape, meaning they are shaped like the letter C. Though not a cancer, the treatment of sickle …
Read More »Claudette’s Story (Breast Cancer)
When our daughter, Lori, at the age of 34 was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, we were so frightened. Little did we know that our world would change just as hers had. Being that Lori lived in Alabama, I wanted to be able to help care for her much as …
Read More »Mary Ann’s Story (Fibromyalgia)
I will be 50 this year. I am a single mom and work full-time as a school counselor. I have had arthritis in my knees since I was a very little girl, although it was never diagnosed as such. I have had surgery on both knees and on my right wrist. Over …
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