Hey, y’all! It’s the beginning of 2016, and I am so happy to be putting 2015 behind me. I am 17, happy, and (hopefully) finally healthy. In October of 2014, I was in a minor car accident after six months of driving. I felt fine, nothing serious, but went to …

My name is Ashlyn Van Winkle. I’m an 18-year-old from Texas. Back in the beginning of 2014, I began to have awful headaches, along with neck and shoulder pain. Along with the pain, I was fatigued all the time. I didn’t want to cause trouble for anyone, so I kept …

My name is Toya Terry. I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised there for a short period of time. I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in 1995, and then I moved to California. When I first moved to California, my diagnosis was changed to MCTD (mixed connective tissue disease). …

Where to begin…. I went for a yearly mammogram in April 2015 at the Air Force Hospital and was called back for spot compression. I was working nights as an RN and went for additional views on a Monday morning after working the past 3 nights. I expected a quick …

I had surgery on November 3, 2015, and went for my post op on November 9th. I found out I have Stage 4 Gallbladder Cancer. My case is rare, since I have 3 types of cancers going on, so we have to trial and error on chemo and treatment. I have a …

Today I was diagnosed with endometriosis, and here is my story leading up to today. I have always been active my entire life. I did competitive gymnastics ever since I was 4 years old. I never complained, had an incredibly high pain threshold, and had never been sick with so …