My name is Aida, I’m a 46 years old and a three time cancer survivor. I was first diagnosed at the age of 17. By the time I was 24, I had to have a radical hysterectomy, which included removal of my lymph nodes. My oldest child was 5 years …
Read More »Rhonda’s Story (Cervical and Uterine Cancer)
I was so tired all the time, I passed out at work a couple times and then an older lady I worked with gave me some advice. She gave me the name of a doctor that saved my life. I was only 24 years old, had 2 young children and …
Read More »Michelle’s Story (Cervical and Breast Cancer)
I was 25 years old with a 5-year-old son, a 2-year-old daughter and I just had given birth to a baby girl 5 weeks ago. I was healing from a C-section and was still in a tremendous amount of pain. Being my first C-section, I thought this was normal. Little …
Read More »Ryan Marie’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
Hello everyone, in December 2019 I was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage 1b. It all started in September 2019; I took a trip to the ER for a pain on my right side. They did a CT scan and determined I had a cyst on my right ovary. For many …
Read More »Charlotte’s Story (Stage 1B1 Cervical Cancer)
I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in October 2017 at the age of 28. I am from the UK but have been living in the US for the past 3 years having relocated for my husband’s work. I attended my first smear test in the UK at age 25 and …
Read More »Tracy’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
I was diagnosed in 2011 with Cervical Cancer. I was HPV-, Adenocarcinoma (that’s important later) Stage3b when it was diagnosed. I had done everything “right.” I was very healthy and active, I did yoga and was a vegetarian and had regular PAPs, so it was really a shock. I had …
Read More »Cara’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
At the age of 23, my life changed. I went into my OB-GYN for a normal yearly Pap smear. Two weeks later they called me to tell me I had abnormal cells. At that time, it was just abnormal; the doctor told me he wanted to re-test in three months. …
Read More »Chelsea’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
I’m a cervical cancer survivor. In October 2018, I went for my first pap smear at 27 years of age (I know, silly me). I received the results from my smear two weeks later and was told I had high-grade severe dyskaryosis. I was booked in for a colposcopy and …
Read More »Amanda’s Story (Cervical, Breast, and Vulvar Cancer)
Hi, my name is Amanda and this is my story. In June of 2017 at 35-years-old , I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. In June 2017 I had complete genetic testing which came back clear. I have no genetic markers for any type of cancer. However, my grandfather had breast …
Read More »Sophie’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
In January 2018, I attended my pap smear. In February, I was brought in to my local hospital for further testing due to ‘abnormal cells’ found on my smear. A further visual inspection of my cervix was carried out and biopsies were taken from inside my womb. Two MRI scans …
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