Brittany was 18 years old, a recent high school graduate and just attended esthetics school when she was diagnosed in May of 2013 with a rare cancer. LangerHan Cells Histiocytosis is only found in about 300-500 children a year in ages 5-17. After fighting a UTI infection for a month we …
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Susie’s Story (Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer)
My story…where do I start. It starts with my mom, my hero, and my best friend and ends with her and my sister, my very bestest friend. Five years ago my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer and what a trooper she was. She did chemo, radiation, and everything! I …
Read More »Lisa’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
I’m 36 years old and a mother of four amazing children. In 2008 a mass was found in an MRI. After undergoing a complete thyroidectomy and a round of I131 I was cancer free. In 2009 after an abnormal Tg/Ta it was found to have come back. I again had …
Read More »Kinlee’s Story (Aplastic Anemia)
In 2010 our world was turned upside down when my four year old daughter Kinlee was diagnosed with SAA (severe aplastic anemia), a rare bone marrow diseases that depletes your red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. One day I noticed a lot of nose bleeds and bruising and …
Read More »Lori’s Story (Breast Cancer)
One week after my 40th birthday I went for my very first mammogram. About a week went by and I hadn’t heard anything so naturally I assumed all must be well, but called the doctor to confirm my thoughts. They said someone would call me back. Not long after that …
Read More »Alicia’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I was diagnosed with stage 3 triple negative breast cancer in 2010, when I was 23 years old. I found it while breast feeding my four month old daughter. I was trying to get more milk out and I felt a lump. I took it to my doctor but at …
Read More »Cheryl’s Story (Breast cancer)
I was 18 years cancer free on April 22, 2014! I am so blessed that I have fought and won. My mom was two months shy of her five year breast cancer free mark when she got cancer in her bones. She is now fighting like a girl to conquer …
Read More »Natalee’s Story (Breast Cancer)
What was suppose to be a joyful appointment slowly turned into one that no excepted mother would ever imagine to be. I was 27 years old and at my first prenatal appointment when I not only found out I was six weeks pregnant but also that I had a large …
Read More »Abigail’s Story (PCOS)
I was diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 15, it started with just random irregular periods, pelvic pains, and the hair growth, but it has grown into weight gain and a lot of pain. I have random pelvic pains and it gets overwhelming at times. I’ve been struggling with …
Read More »Rachel’s Story (Endometriosis)
The beginning of my story is going to sound very familiar to anyone who has experience with endometriosis. It started with really bad cramps, and I mean bad, curling up in a ball, dry-heaving, and crying in class bad which, as a teen, was humiliating, bad. But I was told …
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