27 years ago I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I never knew how much the thyroid gland could control your whole being. Besides the sudden weight gain, the dry skin, the hair loss, being tired with no energy, it can cause other medical conditions. I went into early menopause, suffer from …
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Melissa’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Synovial Sarcoma)
My story starts in 2011. I was working and noticed pain constantly in my left groin and hip. I would lose feeling at times and almost fall. I kept going to the doctors. I was told I pulled something or I had bursitis in my hip. As time went on …
Read More »Kristine’s Story (Endometrial Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Holly’s Story (Breast Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Janelle’s Story (Breast Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Lauri’s Story (Migraines)
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 …
Read More »Sarah’s Story (Endometriosis, Vulvar Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Lisa’s Story (Breast Cancer)
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 …
Read More »Karen’s Fight Like a Girl Story about her Daughter (Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma)
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 …
Read More »Charlisia’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Liver Failure)
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 …
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