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Jazmine’s Story (Lupus)

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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 …

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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 …

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