A year ago, when I started coughing nonstop, I never dreamed I’d be diagnosed with lung cancer. I thought I was having allergy problems. I went to my allergy doctor every couple of weeks getting inhalers, antibiotics, and taking breathing test, with no results. I couldn’t understand why I was …

My name is Dawn, I am 47 years old and September 13, 2012 will be a day I will never forget, it is the day I was diagnosed with Leukemia. The story goes like this. I was up north enjoying time with my extended family, and I became very sick. …

My father died of stomach cancer, but at 80+ years the family, although very sad, felt he had a full life. However, in 2009 my 30 year old nephew was diagnosed with stomach cancer and passed away in August 2010, leaving behind a wife and two small children. The family …

In January 2012, I blacked out and went face first down a complete flight of stairs.  Then with my weight propelling me forward I thump, thump, thumped my way down the rest of the stairs and slid into the bottom of the fridge. Needless to say I was unconscious the …

I was 33 years old and married with three kids when I was diagnosed with stage IIIc triple negative breast cancer in November 2011. My world turned upside down, and I was thrown into the cancer world, sitting in the chemotherapy suite only two weeks later. I underwent eight rounds …

My mother, Margaret, went through a complete mastectomy today. She is 78 years old and was diagnosed with two different types of breast cancer on March 8, 2013. Her lymph nodes were tested today during her surgery, and the doctor told me that the cancer had not spread into her …

I will be turning 50 this October. I am a paralegal by day and a singer/songwriter, living my dream on the weekends, in a band I’ve been blessed to be a part of since 1999. We are a busy band that gives back to the community and are blessed to …

I think it’s important to go over the entire medical history of my struggle to find the right diagnoses. Many people are going through the same thing everyday. It’s a terrible thing to go through. It takes forever…lots of pain and suffering before the right medications are prescribed. It’s a …

Hey, my name is Sheila. I had ovarian cancer in 1993, and I had a complete hysterectomy. I was 28 years old, and I battled with the decision to have it or not. I wanted another baby but the doctor told me I needed the surgery and that the cancer was …

I am a 52 year old Christian wife, mother, sister and grandmother, who has been very blessed with a loving, caring husband, and so many loving and compassionate family and friends. My journey began with my annual mammogram screening at Raleigh Radiology in August 2012. Within three days, I was …