All my life I have suffered with obesity. I was an overweight child, lost weight in high school only to put it back on in college. By the time I was 27 years old I was up to 380 pounds. That year my mom died and I made a vow …

I’ve never really shared it, so here it is. This is MY story. I can fight cancer. I never really gave those words a serious thought, until the day I heard them being spoken to me. I remember when I was told the words, “You have cancer.” This was my …

On September 18, 2013, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, stage III, at the age of 43. I can honestly say these have been some of my darkest hours. My cancer has become all consuming, inhabits my every thought, and sometimes difficult to keep inside. I cannot scream in rage …

I’m 56 years old, a little too old to have developed this type of a migraine, or so I thought. I was always super busy and working in my cosmetics shop. Mind you nothing and I mean nothing could keep this “old chickie” down until about nine months ago when …

Women are without a doubt stronger than men. What do men have to worry about? We are stuck with these reproductive organs that do nothing really but cause us HELL from the time they begin functioning. We have periods, cramps, endo, cancer, dysplasia, cysts, mood swings, and oh, when that’s …

Breast cancer first entered my life when one of my best friends from high school was diagnosed with it and died at the age of 28. Shortly thereafter my ob/gyn, who delivered all three of my children, died from breast cancer at the age of 39. Because of these personal …

This is actually the story of my daughter who was diagnosed with cancer at age 11. When she was diagnosed they took out half a lung and part of her diaphragm to remove the cancer. When she was asked if she was scared about having cancer her answer was, “You …

On June 13, 2013, I was diagnosed with liver failure! Jaundice had taken over my entire body, meaning my eyes, skin, and EVERYTHING turned yellow. It was very scary because at the time I had a one month old baby! Back and fourth I had been to the hospital but …

The most important thing is to stay positive. That is how I do it daily. In October 2013, after external pains, fatigue, left abdominal pain, and bruises on my feet, I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells type B. I knew I had leukemia before the doctor told me. …

On March 8, 1990 it started out as a normal day for me. I was taking care of my three young children while working nights at the hospital as a registered medical technologist. I was beyond stressed and exhausted. I took my 18 month old son out of bed and …