Last July, I was diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) of the rectum, a rare sarcoma in a very rare location (only five to 25 per year). It was surgically removed on 9/11, but the growth rate indicated that it was likely to recur or metastasize. So I was started …
Read More »Erikka’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy )
In March of 2014 I will have had RSD for 12 years, half of my life. When I start to think of all I’ve been through in those 12 years it truly amazes me that I’m still fighting as hard as I am if not even stronger. In March of …
Read More »Melissa’s Story (Breast Cancer)
My name is Melissa Meister and I am a proud cancer survivor. I was 20 years old and just a few weeks away from my wedding when I found a lump in my left breast. Since I always considered myself a very healthy person with no family history of breast …
Read More »Graceann’s Story (Breast Cancer)
At the age of 44 I had my first mammogram. The doctor called to say that I had to come back, so I waited until after Christmas and went alone. After the mammogram they did an ultrasound, then they placed a clip inside at a site that looked suspicious, I …
Read More »Kaz’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Uterine Cancer)
I was diagnosed with womb cancer in December 2009. I had a hysterectomy in January of 2010 followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The treatment was hard and a struggle to get through but I did it. I wanted to connect with other women going through the same cancer as myself, …
Read More »Teresa’s Story (Breast Cancer)
I’m the seventh female in my family to get breast cancer. I only found that out when my birth mother found me at the age of 30. She too is a breast cancer survivor and at age 78, she is still a fighter! She told me all about our family history and encouraged me …
Read More »Cindy’s Story (Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer)
Since 1999 I have been fighting cancer. The first round was breast cancer at the age of 42. It was invasive ductal, stage II A. My treatment was a mastectomy, chemo, and radiation. I fought like a girl without any issues until 2010. I had a slight cough that would …
Read More »Heather’s Story (Endometriosis)
I am not exactly sure when all my problems started. I have had problems with my period for as long as I can remember. I was put on birth control because my PMS, cramping, and bleeding were so bad. As the years went on, I starting having horrible stomach pains …
Read More »Alonna’s Fight Like a Girl Story (SLE Lupus)
I was diagnosed with lupus (SLE) when I was just 12 years old and have been telling my story to anyone who will listen ever since, over the last 21 years. I went through three years of chemo while in high school and another round in 2009. I fought through …
Read More »May’s Story (Breast Cancer)
After having endometriosis and living with sarcoidosis I thought that all my medical worries were over, until early one morning last August when I was awaken with a burning sensation in my right breast. I went out to the ER only to be told that there was nothing there they …
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