Most of y’all know or have read about my journey with type 1 diabetes. Now I’ll tell you how my immune system screwed me over again with rheumatoid arthritis. In 2014, I started to have sharp pains in my wrists, finger joints, toe joints and elbows. Not even plain ibuprofen …
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Liette’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
The beginning of this year, my family and I received the worst news anyone could hear. I was one day shy of my 20th birthday when I was told I had cervical cancer. I’m very lucky I pushed and pushed to go to the hospital, because the doctor I was going to …
Read More »Jazmine’s Story (Lupus)
My name is Jazmine. I live in Charlotte, NC, and I have been diagnosed with Lupus SLE. I am 22-years-old, and I was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 21 in July 2015. My mother was diagnosed with Lupus SLE 10 years prior to my diagnosis, so when I …
Read More »Jeannine’s Story (Arthritis, Degenerative Disc Disease, Scoliosis)
I’m not quite sure where to begin really. I’m a mom of two teenagers and an eight-year-old. When I had my children, that was the most thrilling time in my life. I thought for the longest time that I was pretty much used to frequent hospital stays, tests, doctors’ faces, …
Read More »Jeri Ann’s Story (Endometrial Cancer)
Hello everyone, greetings from Georgia! My name is Jeri Ann Banks, and I was diagnosed with Endometrial/Uterine cancer (stage 3C1) in May of 2016. So far, I have had three chemo treatments, surgery, and will have 35 sessions of radiation and three more chemo treatments before the end of this year. …
Read More »Suzanne’s Story (Breast Cancer)
In 2010, I felt a lump in my left breast, one month after a mammogram, that was read as ‘negative.’ After an ultrasound and biopsy, I was diagnosed with stage 2a invasive ductal breast cancer. I underwent a double mastectomy and four cycles of chemo, followed by six years of anti-estrogen …
Read More »Cherron’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Hello, my name is Cherron. I am 25 years old and live in California. As of April 12, 2015, I was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. I am currently still fighting this foul disease, 1 year and 5 months later. This all started with me losing my walking gradually, …
Read More »Suzanne’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
In August of 2013, I was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and I had to undergo surgery. I had a full radical hysterectomy in October of 2013. At that time, I left it in God’s hands. In February of 2016, I went to the emergency room for a pain I had …
Read More »Jo Ann’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Hi, my name is Jo Ann. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2015, barely a month after I turned 66. With God by my side, I decided to go with a double mastectomy. The surgery was done December 2, 2015. January 27, 2016, I started the chemo. I …
Read More »Elizabeth’s Story (BRCA2 Mutation)
Hey! I’m Elizabeth, and I’m 21-years-old. I just recently found out that I have the BRCA2 gene mutation. Those of you who have had or are currently battling breast or ovarian cancer might know about this. For those of you who don’t know, the BRCA 1 & 2 genes are …
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