My story begins on June 5, 2002. After 36 and a half hours of labor, I gave birth to my daughter via C-section. At my six-week check up, I told my OB that something didn’t feel right, and she just told me it was from my nerves being cut and …

It’s already been almost two years in November since I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. It was the scariest thing to have to go through, as I’m 28 with two children. I’m their only caregiver, and knew that I had to do what was possible to get better. My tumor was right …

On the 8th of January, I was diagnosed with AML. I was shocked and absolutely devastated. I didn’t want to die. A day after the diagnosis, I decided that I wasn’t going to let this beat me. All I did was stay positive and focus on the best outcome. It was …

I started my period one week after my 12th birthday, and they started right away with shooting pain down my left leg and unbearable cramps. I passed out in school from the pain three times before they got me on pain medication. I just figured I was one of the …

I was diagnosed with stage 3c, HER2+, grade 3 breast cancer in May of 2014. I have undergone a bilateral mastectomy, radiation, and chemotherapy for over a year! A few weeks ago, I found out it spread to my liver. I am undergoing chemotherapy again! I will continue to Fight Like …

A typical day in my life: Wake up, if I slept. There’s grogginess from night time meds and injections. There’s fogginess if I didn’t – what day is it, what time is it, where am I? If it’s bad enough, who am I? I figure all that out and think …