
Karen’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Breast cancer has been a part of my life since I was 12 years old. My mother was diagnosed when

Breast cancer has been a part of my life since I was 12 years old. My mother was diagnosed when

Before even entering the 9th grade, I had already seen at least 5 different specialists who all seemed to come

I suffer from a lot of different symptoms of several different conditions. In 2013, I was diagnosed as fibromyalgia and

The First Signs On Thursday, August 26, 2004, I woke up with a slight pain above my right eyelid along

It started in 2014. I had not been feeling well for some months, like I had serious allergies, a little

This all started when I was 16 years old ..when I should have been enjoying life, but instead I was

I have battled breast cancer multiple times. I had it in 1985, 1997, and 2015. It has been a long

I went to the hospital at the end of December for chest pain and pain on the left of my

On Friday, November 13th, I was told that I had breast cancer. I thought I’d fall apart, but I took

In January of 2010, my annual mammogram showed no problems. I was almost 58 years old. Then, in July that
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