Power Stories

This is photo is of myself, my beautiful mother, and my son, “nana’s little boogs.” My mom is currently fighting her second battle with breast cancer. She is 49 years young, a woman of strong faith, and an amazing daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. It had …

So, seven years ago, I had lap band. I will not deny that, since then, I have still battled anorexia and bulimia. I have maintained the same weight for six years, though I can also say that, for the last three to four years, I’ve experienced this excruciating abdominal pain, which I thought …

I was diagnosed with having lupus almost 3 years ago. I am now almost 60 and was told by one rheumatologist that this type of illness often goes into remission the older you get, but I’m still waiting! I also have Sjogren’s and possibly an overlap issue with MCTD, though that …

There’s no close history of breast cancer in my family. However, I regularly do monthly self-checks, get a yearly check-up with my OB/GYN and a mammogram. I believe this SAVED MY LIFE! My mammogram in February 2015 was clear. In September, I noticed something different during my monthly self-exam and …

I got my first period, aged 11. It was incredibly painful. I literally couldn’t move. Around the same time, I decided to become a vegetarian. My parents didn’t support my decision, of course, so this resulted in me following a terrible diet for about 2 years. I basically lived on …

In 2014, I found out I was pregnant with my 4th child, and because I had complications with my 3rd child, I had to go see an OBGYN from the start of my pregnancy. I had a Pap test done and found out that it was an abnormal Pap test. …

I fight for dreams. When I was diagnosed with a Chiari malformation/Basilar invagination, all my dreams suddenly became impossible–my dream of becoming a black belt, of becoming a better skier, and of living the life I wanted to live. Hope overcame me when I had a decompression surgery and a …

Now that I’m going into my late 20’s, all my friends are having kids, getting married, and moving away. Yet, I have no children (not a bad thing), no husband (also not a bad thing) and have been in the same location for 8+ years now. As I grow older, I’ve …

My name is Lindsey, and I’m 18 years old. It all started four years ago, my freshman year in high school. I had decided to join a weightlifting class to try to get into shape for the summer. It was January, and summer was right around the corner. We began …

On February 22, 2011, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, and on the 23rd of February, the doctor told my friends, family, and myself that I had 3-5 days to live, and they were securing a hospice room for me. I fought this, and with God’s help, I was released from …