Since I got my first period at age 13, I knew something was wrong. The pain during my period was excruciating, and no amount of ibuprofen would touch that pain. I was one of those people laying in the nurse’s office at school with a heating pad attached to my …
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Amber’s Fight Like a Girl Fight (Lupus)
I am a 27 year old nurse who has been fighting chronic illness such as bronchitis and pneumonia since I was a kid. Somewhere in my teen years I started dealing with severe pain in my arms, hands and feet. No testing was done. My doctor just brushed me off …
Read More »Chelsea’s Story (Endometriosis)
Six and a half years, six and a half hell filled years of ovarian cysts, or so we thought that was all. I can count on my fingers and my toes how many hospital visits there have been in those years. All I know is that I am crazy in …
Read More »Samantha’s Grandmother’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I do not have breast cancer, but my grandma did in 2007. My grandma got a phone call while she was at work saying she had breast cancer. She dropped the phone and burst into tears, and I held her tight. They had to take the breast off. Then in …
Read More »Tammi’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
It started when I went to my ob/gyn check up. I was 5 months pregnant, and Dr. Gonzelez (my doctor) said, “I think there is something wrong, but at next visit we will do an exam to make sure everything is okay.” So the next exam came and I got …
Read More »Jennifer’s Story (Scleroderma)
My name is Jennifer. I am turning 34 years old next month. This is my crazy story that led me to realize the strength I have in my heart…. It all started about a year after I gave birth to my amazing little boy. I had continuous pain, which I found …
Read More »Mary Ann’s Mom’s Story (Breast Cancer)
My mother became pregnant with me at 24 years old, after years of trying to get pregnant and being told she would never get pregnant due to endometriosis. Unfortunately, she was also diagnosed with breast cancer at 24 years old. She had a mastectomy that saved her life, but she …
Read More »Quita’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Hello. First, I want to share my deepest gratitude to those who are fighting. I send love to all of you. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 after I had two needle biopsies. When my doctor said I had a “little bit” of cancer I was stunned! “A …
Read More »Cait’s Story (Endometriosis)
Hi, I’m seventeen years old and have been knowingly living with endometrosis for four years now. I have had multiple medical problems in my life, from ACL reconstruction to patching a hole in my heart. However, unlike those medical problems, this disease makes me struggle every single day. I hate …
Read More »Crystal’s Story (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Schwannoma, Thyroid Cancer)
Hello, my name is Crystal. I am a three time cancer survivor. I had Hodgkin’s disease at age 14, schwannoma at 18, and thyroid cancer at 26. I had the treatments of chemotherapy, radiation, and bone marrow. I have had my spleen removed, and a lump removed from my neck. This …
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