On my 49th birthday I spent the day with my surgeon checking suspicious lumps that I had found. It was no big deal, except they found out I had B-cell, stage two Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Happy Birthday (and it was)! After four rounds of chemo, I fight the good fight, …

My name is Amanda and I have had a rough life so far. I am now 29 but I will begin from the beginning. When I was 14 I had horrible periods. At 15 I was diagnosed with endometriosis. I was put on birth control but it never stopped the …

I thought I was a fairly strong woman before March 8, 2012 with all I had been through in my life. Then I was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer, which was the day my journey of being an even stronger woman than I could ever imagine began. It was …

Unfortunately, cancer is no stranger to my family and friends. With my mother, nana, both grandfathers, several friends, and just recently my father being diagnosed, cancer is a word I have heard way too often. It was Friday, April 13th, 2001 (Good Friday) when I heard the words, “You have …

It seems like my entire adult life I have dealt with breast issues – lumps,bumps, cysts, calcification’s, and very dense breast tissue. I have always been very familiar with what was “normal” for me. I have had countless mammograms, ultrasounds, and biopsies. I have always been very lucky. Then in …

At seven years old I absolutely knew what I wanted to do with my life: become a performer and maybe head for Broadway! A basement renovation in our home provided enough open space for my first stage, and I loved performing for my family. I’d sing at the top of …

It started in November 2011 when I was 45, with pain in my left breast. It wasn’t even a severe pain, just a prickling feeling as if the plastic tag from a clothes label had fallen inside my bra. I ignored it for a few months, thinking it was the …

My name is Rivcah MacLean. I am a ovarian/cervical cancer survivor. It all started when I was 13. I dropped to the ground in the school bathroom in a crazy amount of pain. I was screaming and another student heard me and got my teacher. She explained that I probably …

I am a retired chiropractor and have enjoyed having pretty decent health most of my adult life. I have even devoted the better part of the past decade to being a caregiver for a young woman with chronic lung disease. I’ve watched as she has experienced many ups and downs …

Hey there! My name is Victoria; I fight like a girl against multiple illnesses every day. My friends would describe me as a sweet, strong, caring, loving, bubbly girl. From the outside you’d never guess the battles I have won or the ones I am fighting today. I have lupus, …