In March 2013, I lost my mom to stage 4 breast cancer. 2 months later at age 37, I was diagnosed with DCIS stage 0 in my right breast. June 30, 2013, I had a bilateral mastectomy to find out that both breasts had cancer that was just starting to grow. …

My 16-year-old daughter, Tamaria, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last month. She has already undergone 2 surgeries. 1 was to remove the left portion of her thyroid when we thought the mass was a benign cyst. Then the pathology results came back, and she had a 2nd surgery to remove …

Hello! I’m Nafz, 22 years old. I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was 14 years old, in my 2nd year of high school. I was able to see a lot of doctors, but they could not tell me what I had. One day, I was rushed to the hospital, due …

My name is Jennifer Morneau, and on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, I was diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease. I’m 36 years young, married, and have two amazing children, Ayden, age 9 and Jocelyn, age 6. The following is what I wrote the day after my diagnosis. I had to …

The latest buzz on the internet is a new television show called Red Band Society. I’ve read a few reviews of the show that were written by chronically or terminally ill teens who had watched the pilot. Their reviews made me worried that chronic or terminally illnesses wouldn’t be portrayed …

My name is Keirstyn. I’m 18 years old, soon to be 19. I’m in college, have a wonderful job, boyfriend, family, and friends. But I feel I can’t enjoy life like an 18-year-old should. I have not been officially diagnosed with lupus, however my symptoms all point to it. When …

I am 24 years old, and I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2010. At first, I was in denial because I didn’t want to accept the fact that I will have trouble having kids because I have always wanted to be a mom. It really hurt me to say the …

I am a married, 34-year-old woman, who is blessed with 2 beautiful girls and loving husband. 6 years ago, I was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma. I was told I had a year at best. I ended up having to undergo a radical hysterectomy, as well as multiple bladder reconstruction surgeries, …

Where do I start? Well first, I have not been officially diagnosed with lupus. My symptoms started when I was about 15 years old, and I am now a 27 year old mother and wife. At 15, my knees would start popping every time I moved. It was uncomfortable but …

My name is Mary Zoshak, 42 years old. Just like the doctor ordered, I did my yearly mammograms, self exams, etc. Mammogram already scheduled. Here’s my story. How I found my lump: February 2014, I started getting very sharp pains in my right breast. I did a self exam, and there …