I have been fighting like a girl for 11 years with no plans to ever give up! In 2004, on my 40th birthday, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I followed up with surgery and 16 weeks of chemo. In 2014, on my 50th birthday, I was diagnosed with thyroid …
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I’m a 33 year old mother of 2 beautiful girls. In 2012, after losing a baby towards the end of a pregnancy and then 3 months later, finding out that my husband had 2 bleeds on his brain and required brain surgery and a year off work to recover, I thought all …
Read More »Tamaria’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
My 16-year-old daughter, Tamaria, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last month. She has already undergone 2 surgeries. 1 was to remove the left portion of her thyroid when we thought the mass was a benign cyst. Then the pathology results came back, and she had a 2nd surgery to remove …
Read More »Laura’s Story (Breast Cancer, Melanoma, Thyroid Cancer)
I am a married, 34-year-old woman, who is blessed with 2 beautiful girls and loving husband. 6 years ago, I was diagnosed with metastasized melanoma. I was told I had a year at best. I ended up having to undergo a radical hysterectomy, as well as multiple bladder reconstruction surgeries, …
Read More »Dawn’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
I went to the doctor just to get a prescription changed when they found that my pulse was really high. After an EKG and blood work, I was diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I was sent to see a surgeon who also treated thyroid issues. It was decided to do surgery after …
Read More »Amanda’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
My name is Amanda Atwell. I am a military spouse and a cancer warrior! I came across your site while looking for information to share at our military installation’s Relay for Life event scheduled on August first. I invite you to read my story (below) but it has also changed. …
Read More »Lisa’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
I’m 36 years old and a mother of four amazing children. In 2008 a mass was found in an MRI. After undergoing a complete thyroidectomy and a round of I131 I was cancer free. In 2009 after an abnormal Tg/Ta it was found to have come back. I again had …
Read More »Tasha’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
Tasha’s Story: ‘My Friend Has Cancer’ A few months ago my DIL (daughter-in-law) told me that she had a lump on her throat and had been concerned about it for a while. She hadn’t told anyone because she didn’t want to cause any unnecessary worry. When the word “lump” left her …
Read More »Leanna’s Story (Thyroid Cancer)
This story is about my mom. In June, four months after she lost her dad to cancer in 2010, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. I never thought I would have to say my Mom is a cancer survivor. That July, five months to the day after Pap died, my …
Read More »Lily’s Story (Addison’s Disease, Thyroid Cancer)
Hello, I’m not Lily Kuhn. I am her daughter, and I would like to share her story. She was diagnosed with Addison’s disease. This illness drains you of energy. She raised my little brother and I since I was about two years old, so she’s had this disease for about 19 …
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