I do not have an official diagnosis, but I have been fighting for almost four years with no real diagnosis and would like to share my story. My sophomore year of high school (I was 15, almost 16) there was one night when I woke up in a horrible pain. …

One year ago this month (July 2012) I took the last of 27 chemo treatments. I was diagnosed in March of 2010 with 2 types of breast cancer, both were stage 3. I had a modified radical mastectomy, 27 chemo treatments and 30 radiation treatments. Cancer took part of my …

It’s coming up on the 2nd anniversary of my mothers death, 2 days after my birthday! I truly believe that, even though she had health problems, that she died from a broken heart. Although, my parents had been divorced for 26 years, she still loved my Father! The thing is …

Hey y’all! My name is Kristin. I am 22 years old and here is my story with endometriosis. During my middle school and most of high school days, I struggled with excruciating menstrual cramps and irregular cycles. It got so bad that I would stay at home in bed because …

My name is Barbara, and for the last two and a half years I have been in and out of the hospital having bowel surgeries. Then when I finally thought I was okay, they found cancer in my right breast. I then had a biopsy done, and they found I had stage 1 …

I found out at the age of 25 that I had stage IV endometriosis. It was discovered through lap surgery. I was so afraid because I had been battling this pain since I was about 14. I went to doctor after doctor, and no one had a clue of what …

My story begins when I was young. As a baby, I was hospitalized for failure to thrive. I had no clue what was waiting for me later.  Around the age of 13, I was tested for a rare disease called pernicious anemia. The reason that it’s so rare is because …

My name is Stephanie.  In January 2012, I was diagnosed with what they thought was pneumonia. I later came to find out that it was carcinoid cancer. After undergoing multiple cat scans, x-rays, blood tests, and a biopsy, it was confirmed that I had a tumor in the lower lobe …

In 1997, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Colitis. The doctors couldn’t decide on one, so they called it both. I was 20, newly married and literally bleeding to death. In 1999, I had my first of several surgeries. Total colectomy with ileostomy. One and a half years later, I had my second …

My best friend’s daughter, Mandey, is 2 years old. She was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer on 12/03/2011. She is currently in Florida Hospital for children. She has been there since 11/29/2011. The doctors have given her a 40% chance of living through this horrible illness. Her family is having a …