The year was 2010, I just started a new career path, my son was graduating from UW LaCrosse and my daughter was finishing her first year at UW Stevens Point. My niece was engaged and set to get married in October. I can’t express how excited our family was. So …
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Going for a routine checkup at the doctor, I was hoping to have an uneventful visit, especially coming from my recent MS diagnosis. Hearing a diagnosis of osteoporosis was the last thing I needed, but that was exactly what happened. At the time, it seemed like the least of my …
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Hello, my name is Chrystal, and I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in March 2021 at the age of 36. It all started in December 2020 with continually having some very sharp pains in the lower right side of my stomach. These pains kind of felt like labor …
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On July 16, 2021, I was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. It was honestly a shock to me and my husband. For years I thought and was told my symptoms were related to depression and stress but knew it was something else. I never would’ve thought it would be cancer. …
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When I was 2 years old, I was first diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. After being in and out of remission for years, I got my first joint deformity in 2006 when I was 18 years old. I was on and off of medication like biologics, injections, infusions and steroids …
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I was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma at the age of 21. I am sure anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer has had different responses to the devastating news. No one can be prepared for a doctor telling them they have cancer. I was young, and had just given …
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On the 4th of November, I was gut punched with the diagnosis. I am just beginning of my treatment. I am scared but I am going to defeat this beast. I have great faith and wonderful support surrounding me. Sue KY Submitted 11/06/2021
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I was diagnosed with cervical cancer in May 2011, had surgery and then I lost my sister on December 24, 2011 to cancer. Then, in 2019, I was diagnosed again with cervical cancer and did 8 weeks of chemotherapy. Kimberlee ID Submitted 11/06/2021
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In April 2018, I was diagnosed with HER2+ breast cancer, after having a mammogram because of a nipple discharge. Affecting about 1 of 5 breast cancer patients, HER2+ breast cancer is when breast cancer cells test positive for a protein receptor called HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). Excessive …
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In 2019, I was in my fifth year and about to be see my breast consultant for the last time when something was spotted on my yearly mammogram. The cancer was back and it moved from the breast to my womb, cervix and ovaries. All of which was removed, but …
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