Hello, I’m not Lily Kuhn. I am her daughter, and I would like to share her story. She was diagnosed with Addison’s disease. This illness drains you of energy. She raised my little brother and I since I was about two years old, so she’s had this disease for about 19 …
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Jackie’s Story (Cervical Cancer, Endometriosis)
My name is Jackie. I live in Illinois with my three kids and husband, and I am a manger at Hardee’s. Here my story… I had just turned 17 when I found out about endometriosis. I didn’t know much about it or why I was so young dealing with something …
Read More »Monica’s Story (Addison’s Disease, Lupus)
Hi I’m a 43 year old female, and I have been battling so many different symptoms, like pain, lose of energy, rashes, blood levels, anxiety, stress, I could just go on and on. I have a lot of GI problems and 15 months ago I was rushed by ambulance to …
Read More »Sheena’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
Not too long after turning 30, I went to my gyno to see if there was something I could do about my awful periods. They had been heavy and horribly painful for as long as I can remember. I already had children, and my husband and I were satisfied with …
Read More »Tawnya’s Fight Like a Girl Story (COPD)
I’m 34 years old and just got diagnosed with COPD six months ago. I’m on three different inhalers and they aren’t working. I can tell it’s getting worse, but as I have read there is no cure for COPD. I have four teenage boys and two young stepsons. I have …
Read More »Aimee’s Story (MCTD)
My life has been riddled with tragedy since I was four and lost both my parents. When my grandfather died when I was 12 I fell into a depression and started losing weight. Over the next two years I lost 20 lbs and started having sever pain in all my …
Read More »Jessica’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I found a lump just days before my 27th birthday. I went to the doctors and she told me she was 98% sure it was not cancer. I was so young. With a needle biopsy and then a lumpectomy I was told that I had stage 3 breast cancer, at …
Read More »Amanda’s Story (Retinoblastoma, Osteosarcoma, Head & Neck Cancer)
My name is Amanda Presley. I am 32 years old. I was born with bilateral retinoblastoma. I had my left eye removed at six weeks of age. I underwent two years of chemo and 30 rounds of radiation. I was in remission! At 12 years of age, I found a …
Read More »Samantha’s Story (EDS)
My name is Samantha and I’m currently 20 years old. I first started having joint problems in 2003. It started with my knees (both of them). Doctors weren’t to sure what was happening. I started physical therapy. My knee problems continued. The problems soon went to my feet and ankles. …
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