Hello! My name is Angela Van Zandt. I’m 42 and a mother of three awesome kids. I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in Oct. ‘17. I had no prior health concerns before this month. My cancer spread to my liver and lungs. I had surgery to remove a …
Read More »Chris’s Story (Melanoma, Breast Cancer)
I was diagnosed with stage three melanoma in my twenties and spent twenty plus years chasing it around my body. After fifteen years of melanoma-free life, I was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. Over the last year, I have had three courses of chemo, a bilateral mastectomy and radiation. I …
Read More »Jolene’s Story (Breast Cancer, Ovarian cancer)
I have debated writing this story, but decided if I can encourage just one person to stay strong and carry on, then it is worth it. I was a 42-year-old divorced mother of 4 and was working 3 to 4 jobs at a time. In March 2010, I was diagnosed …
Read More »Kim’s Story (Breast Cancer)
Hi, I am the mother of 2 young boys. When I was 46, I found a lump under my arm. After having it checked and about a million tests, I was diagnosed with IDC. I did 6 months of chemotherapy every week for about 4 hours. I lost my hair, …
Read More »Patricia’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Breast Cancer)
I was diagnosed a year ago on Nov. 8,2016. The day my life officially changed. I went through a single mastectomy and chemo with my 19-year-old playing nurse. I had radiation and am now on tamoxifen for ten years. I am a single mom with two young ones still with …
Read More »Jaime’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)
On October 4, 2010 I was given my most difficult challenge yet. I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Stage 1). I should also mention that this also happened to be the fall of my senior year of college! My schooling has always been a number one priority, so being dealt …
Read More »Jasimine’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)
Hi my name is Jasimine and I am 16. I am a Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor. I found out I had cancer in Feb of 08. I went through 9 rounds of chemo in 9 months on 3 different regiments. After the chemo they told me and my mom that the …
Read More »Amey’s Story (Pancreatic Cancer)
I was a nurse for almost 20 years. In August 2004 while sitting in church I developed excruciating stomach pain. I was taken to our local hospital where they it was discovered I had idiopatic pancreatitis. From August 2004-July 2007, I had multiple surgeries and 32 hospital stays, the longest being 47 days. …
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