
Christina’s Story (Breast Cancer)
In fall of 2011 I was diagnosed with stage 2 b breast cancer, the day after I was engaged. I

In fall of 2011 I was diagnosed with stage 2 b breast cancer, the day after I was engaged. I

When I was 23 years old I was a mother to two small children who were 2 and 3 years

I was 39 when my husband noticed a difference in the size of one breast (right). Our family has a
My name is Christine Medina. For many years I went from doctor to doctor because I believed something was wrong

I wasn’t even 21 when my dad passed away in 2008. Less than a month later I was battling crippling
I was told about four years ago that I had fibromyalgia. Not long after a motorcycle accident my body began
When I tell people my story, they often look at me like I am crazy. I have been told my

I have Stage IV endometriosis. I found out because an ovarian cyst landed me in the ER. Three times. Via

I am a 49 year old wife, mother, grandmother. I have been living with Asthma, Emphysema, bronchiectasis and now stage 4
On Valentine’s Day 2013 I was given the news, I heard that horrible ”C” word. My doctor had told me
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