Life seldom turns out the way we expect it to, especially for anyone in her 20s. Receiving a diagnosis of a disease that has no cure, a disease that could be life threatening is a frightening experience and it leaves you with a sense of uncertainty. I had always been a super …
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In 2013, one of my identical twin daughters, Mischa, 41, (pictured) passed away from bacterial meningitis. She was an assistant principal in the Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland, the same school district where her twin sister is currently employed as a principal. She had been ill almost all her …
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I was diagnosed with cervical cancer at age 29. I was only a couple of months late, my first smear had been clear and I had no symptoms, yet there I was, in an office at the hospital while the consultant told me how sorry he was that this silent …
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When do you get “Back to normal?” Maybe the better question is whether or not there even is such a thing as “Normal.” Society tends to make us believe that we should fit into standards they’ve defined in order to be considered a part of the status quo. But what …
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In 2013, I was a newly independent adult. I had just graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in Health Science. I moved to the central coast of California; home to beautiful beaches and amazing weather. I worked full time as a medical scanner and part-time as a waitress. My …
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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 …
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Hi, my name is Chaneta, I like to go by Juliet. This past year has been an interesting one, to say the least. I’m a singer-songwriter who wrote and released an album in October 2017. I thought the year was going to be an amazing one–promoting and performing–unfortunately, I performed …
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At the age of 42, I went in for my routine mammogram in December thinking all was well and went on with life. On New Year’s Eve, I was getting ready to go to a party and was upset as it was raining and thought, “Damn it– I just did …
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So I came across this page while looking for any kind of help or healing for my condition. Hopefully I can help someone as well, even if just by providing comfort that you’re not alone. My name is Brooke, and I am 27 years old. It started off two years …
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In March of 2017, I finally received an official diagnosis of having PASH. This came after struggling for nearly 10 years with breast lumps and microcalcifications (that can only be detected by mammogram). I started this process in my late twenties and had multiple biopsies and mammograms every six months …
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