
Dawn’s Story (Undiagnosed)
In April 2012, I woke up one morning and couldn’t move my left arm and had all-over body pain. I

In April 2012, I woke up one morning and couldn’t move my left arm and had all-over body pain. I
Well, I am going on 15 years cancer-free. It was a hard road. I was 25 years old when I
I am 35 years old, and I have had diabetes for seven years, and it is very hard for me.

This is photo is of myself, my beautiful mother, and my son, “nana’s little boogs.” My mom is currently fighting

So, seven years ago, I had lap band. I will not deny that, since then, I have still battled anorexia and bulimia.
I was diagnosed with having lupus almost 3 years ago. I am now almost 60 and was told by one rheumatologist

There’s no close history of breast cancer in my family. However, I regularly do monthly self-checks, get a yearly check-up

I got my first period, aged 11. It was incredibly painful. I literally couldn’t move. Around the same time, I
In 2014, I found out I was pregnant with my 4th child, and because I had complications with my 3rd
I fight for dreams. When I was diagnosed with a Chiari malformation/Basilar invagination, all my dreams suddenly became impossible–my dream
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