I am a 39 year old married mom of three beautiful girls. About two years ago I started having tummy troubles. I had pain in my stomach and was constantly sick. My doctor attributed it to stress, as I had just become the PTA president. It continued for a few …
Read More »Sara’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia)
On December 17th 1992 when I was 17 yrs old, I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Over the course of the next 2 yrs (which I spent as a permanent resident of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto). I underwent multiple induction and consolidation courses of chemo, was part of …
Read More »Tracy’s Story (Endometriosis)
My name is Tracy, and my story is a long one. I was a late bloomer, as they say. I did not start my period till mid-high school (2002). I was vomiting and in so much pain in the middle of my classes. I dealt with this pain for years, …
Read More »Rashon’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
One winter while I was in the midst of applying to medical school, I began having muscle and joint pain in my arms, legs, and hands. The pain was accompanied by a fever of unknown origin. The symptoms came as a sudden onset, not gradual. I made several trips to …
Read More »Nes’s Story (Endometriosis)
I have never talked openly about my condition, until now. Once upon a time there was this girl (me when I was 20 yrs old) who was just starting life. Life seemed like so much joy. Until one day, I couldn’t get out of bed. I tried and tried but …
Read More »Monique’s Daughter’s Story (Craniosynostosis)
My story begins with my baby girl Ashley. She was born on September 7, 2010. I had noticed something was wrong with the shape of her head. So at her 1 month check-up the doctor referred us to a genetics doctor. Her doctor had also noticed something was not right with the …
Read More »Anna’s Story (Fraser Syndrome, Ovarian Cancer)
When I was a child, I had been afflicted with many medical issues such as ear infections with four sets of tubes, a stigmatism in my left eye, asthma and scoliosis. At the age of 5, I had been suffering from what they thought was fsgs. But little did I …
Read More »Kimberly’s Daughter’s Story (Breast Cancer)
A little over a month ago, my daughter texted me saying that she needed to speak with me as soon as possible. I called her immediately, and the first thing she said was, “Mom, can you make me an appointment for a mammogram?” There was silence, then I laughed. I responded, “Britt, you do know …
Read More »Melanie’s Story (Fibromyalgia)
In August I will begin being treated by a liver specialist team and a transplant coordinator. I have a very basic understanding of my fibromyalgia but the PBC is a journey that frightens me very much. You see, in June of 2009 my mom lost her battle with non-alcohol related …
Read More »Debbie’s Story (Breast Cancer)
After several years of one struggle after another, two abusive marriages, one physical and one emotional, and suffering with the pain of fibromyalgia, I had entered into a new relationship and wanted a fresh start with life. I went in for my first mammogram at the age of 49. This …
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