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 …
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Raven’s Story (Colon Cancer)
I am 32 years old. I found out I had stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to my liver. Finding out was not easy for me. I went to the ER due to stomach pains and excessive vomiting. Turned out, I had a big mass of cancer blocking my …
Read More »Judy’s Story (Breast Cancer)
In 2005, after a routine mammogram, I was found to have Stage 1 breast cancer of the right breast. My surgeon found 3 tumors when performing a lumpectomy. Even though no lymph nodes were involved, the margins were not clean, and she strongly suggested chemo, which I did. After chemo, …
Read More »Lois’s Story (Ovarian Cancer)
March 2014, I had just returned to my home after a wonderful trip to NYC with my oldest daughter. We did lots of tourist things and walking, and I noticed that I was really tired out from all the walking. Now, I was 63 at the time, but in pretty …
Read More »Joelle’s Story (Endometriosis, Adenomyosis)
My endometriosis story actually started with my first period when I was 11 years old, though it took ten years til I got the diagnosis. I was having very painful periods from the first one on, while some of my female friends told me they usually didn’t even realize they were having their periods …
Read More »Laura’s Story (Endometriosis)
Hi, my name is Laura. My endometriosis journey started when I was eleven years old. The day started out normal. It was Thanksgiving, and I had been spending time with my grandparents, mother and brother. When we got back to the house, I felt like something was wrong. So I …
Read More »Cory’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I am a breast cancer survivor who just celebrated my second year anniversary of being cancer free. My story is not short, but definitely worth the read, and I promise you will smile in the end–PROMISE! So, here is my story: For as long as I can remember, I have …
Read More »Charlotte’s Story (Breast Cancer)
On 4/26/2016, I went in for my first ever mammogram. No family history and no reason other than my doctor said it was time to start getting them. On 5/2, they called me back for a second image. On 5/3, I had the second image and was immediately pulled into …
Read More »Jeanne’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I am 48 years old, and I was diagnosed on January 5th, 2016. An annual mammogram found the cancer in my left breast. I was sent to a surgeon, and she had me do a genetic test. I had already elected to do a double mastectomy. The test came back positive …
Read More »Ebony’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I dated BRCA1 breast cancer long enough for it to treat me horribly and to be scarred by the whole experience. But I broke up with cancer slowly. I started hanging out with chemo–the red devil–and eventually radiation. Luckily, I came out on top, minus a few parts. I understood …
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