I’ll be 34 next week. I met my partner and children’s dad when I was sixteen. We had 2 children together, and after a 10 year gap I found out I was pregnant, very unexpectedly, with our 3rd child. On Boxing Day, December 2008, my partner Kyle was suffering from severe head …
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C.J.’s Story (Interstitial Cystitis, Sarcoidosis)
My name is C.J. I have two autoimmune diseases. The first one is called Interstitial Cystitis or IC. It is a very painful bladder disease. Some people are in so much pain that it is crippling. There is currently only one FDA approved drug specifically for IC. It is very …
Read More »Melissa’s Story (Breast Cancer)
In May of 2011, I was diagnosed with stage II triple negative breast cancer. After 8 rounds of chemo, a lumpectomy and 37 days of radiation, I thought I had killed the monster. This August, I was doing reconstruction when, after surgery, the implant in the right side (original site of …
Read More »Jennifer’s Story (Autoimmune Hepatitis)
November 2007 was a turning point in my life, as it was when I was officially told that I had a new best friend. One that would never go home, never leave my side and live with me forever. Her name was Autoimmune Hepatitis. I, like many people I’m sure, …
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