My Endometriosis story began when I was eleven. However, I didn’t even hear of the word until I was twenty-one. I’m sharing my story to bring awareness to this disease. I try my best to be accurate with any medical information or statistics, but if I’m wrong about anything, please let …

When Your Cancer Comes Back In November 2015, I lost my aunt, who was like a mother to me, from T cell lymphoma. In September 2015, after being 11 months in remission, my follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma relapsed extensively. Cancer has been a life altering event that has affected every aspect …

I was 39-years-young when I went for my first mammogram. I was single mother of 4 kids with minimal father participation. I was working 50 hours a week, taking care of others, when I found out I had 3 tumors. But don’t worry, they said. No family history, you are …

On Nov 27, 2007, my day started as any other. I went to my friend who was sick and needed medicine. She could not go out because she had a trac. I decided to go for her. We lived in New York. As I was walking across the street, I …

I was diagnosed a year and a half ago. My OBGYN found protein in my urine, and that is when the ball started rolling. Little did I know, it would be a tough road. I went through so much testing and finally got to the best place in my eyes, the …

In June of 2014, I truly thought I had a bladder infection. After about a week, I decided to go the the ER. When the doctor sat down and held my hand, I knew the news wouldn’t be good. On July 4th, I had about 7 lbs of cancer removed …

I’ve been on the fence about sharing my story but feel compelled to after what happened this weekend. I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in August. I’ve had a lumpectomy with node removal and 7 rounds of chemo so far. The thought of losing my hair weighed heavily …

“I Fought Like A Girl” By Elayne Lansing Dedicated to all my friends and patients who have fought this battle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A battle was about to begin When I found I had cancer cells within They are cells that refuse to die That’s a problem, because so do I. My …

I am 19 years old. I thought I was pretty healthy, but when I first started to feel it coming on a few months ago, I was horrified. I thought I had overdosed on nicotine, so I quit smoking. When that didn’t work, I thought I was pregnant cuz I …