In May of 2011 at the young age of 49 I went for my yearly check up and mammogram. Everything came back normal, there was no sign of anything wrong. Four weeks later when I was doing my monthly breast exam myself I found a lump in my right breast. …

Hi, I am sharing my life with multiple sclerosis. Back in 2004, I was pregnant. The pregnancy was going good until November 8 2004. I went into preterm labor at 7 1/2 months. They couldn’t stop labor, and my son Kyle was born. He was a beautiful baby boy born …

I am 37 years old and have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. The past 3 months have been a whirlwind! One of the most important people in my life was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in April and earned her wings in June. My grandmother was such an …

I was always such an athletic person, from childhood through high school, so it was a huge shocker when I was diagnosed with FSGS, a type of chronic kidney disease, in August of 2009 at 26 years old. I was later diagnosed with celiac disease in April of 2011. As …

I am from Mount Airy, North Carolina and my name is Barbi Manchester. I am thirty three years old and have lived a normal, active life. Five years ago my normal, active life received a “kick in the pants” and came to a screeching halt. I was diagnosed with systemic …

Hi ,my name is Alicia Willis and I am 24 years old. I have brain cancer right now and always will.  I was getting severe headaches all the time and they were getting worse, so I went to a hospital to see what was going on and they said that …

Hello all, my name is Tracy. I wanted to share my story with you so you can see that, although it is not always easy to fight, we can fight back together. I was diagnosed first with diabetes at age 7. I have had diabetes for 32 years now. I …

I am 22 years old and was diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in 2009. My symptoms thus far have been minimal (knock on wood). Things like numbness in my limbs, double vision, and muscle spasms/tremors, I managed to overcome. I try to let the physical ailments subsided on their own, …

My story isn’t about me; it’s really about my sister. She is 52 years old this week and fighting stage IV ovarian cancer. She is a rock! She gets up everyday with a great attitude. She has refocused her efforts on family, friends, and making beautiful jewelry. She doesn’t always …

I never thought my life was interesting enough to consider writing about, but in the past few years it became apparent even to me, that because of my unusual health circumstances, I did indeed have quite a story to tell. To understand the miracles that I have experienced, you must …