I have been battling endometriosis since age 16 but was not correctly diagnosed til age 18. I had several doctors first tell me I was either crazy and making up the symptoms or I just needed to get tougher to deal with my periods. Well, 20 years have passed now, …

In the hope to inspire other fighters, I would like to share my story. I was diagnosed with stage 4 HER 2 positive breast cancer in July 2013. Unfortunately, by the time they caught it, it had already spread to the lymph nodes and liver . Prognosis was not good, and …

Hi, I’m Mindi. I’m not sure where to start or end this story about the journey that I’ve been going through. So I’ll start from the beginning. On April 6th 2014, I was diagnosed with stage 4b metastatic cervical cancer. All I could do was cry. I just knew I …

Since the age of 12, I’ve experienced problems around my weight and eating. I am now 19 and still have these issues. What is life?! I have had all kinds of therapy, all kinds of meal plans and… nothing! Even went into hospital in 2011 for around 4 months, and …

Many of you have asked, “How did you find the lump?” So hold tight, and here we go… I had my annual check-up in May. All was good. Nothing was said when they did my breast exam. But over the summer, I felt something that did not feel normal. I …

Everything started when I was 15. I started passing out all the time. I went to numerous doctors, and they all said it was just headaches. When I was 19, I was told it was migraines. My headaches at times were unbearable. While I was pregnant with my second child, I started …

I was first diagnosed in 2006 with Sarcoidosis. I was told it was lung cancer and that I had 3 months to live. Then they removed the mass and said, “Good news, you don’t have cancer. You have sarcoidosis”. At the time, I was told, most people who have it …

I go by Mae. I was 11 in middle school. One day, I was doing a backstroke when suddenly the concrete step in the pool cut me. I love swimming and playing tennis, so getting a cut wasn’t a big deal in my thoughts. It was just a cut. I …

I have been struggling with my health for years. I was diagnosed very young with hypothyroidism, anemia, and ovarian cysts. Thankfully the hypothyroidism was gone by the time I graduated college, but I still get tested every year during my physical to make sure my levels are still good. Every …

Ten years ago found out I had invasive ducal carcinoma. Opted for a double mastectomy and 7 rounds of chemo. Doctors told me I had a 95 percent chance of not ever having cancer again. This summer I started having trouble with my shoulder and went through tons of tests …