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I was diagnosed Monday after 6 months. Every day for the last 3 months were very painful. My knees were swollen, so it was hard to get anything done at home and spend time with my children. Thank goodness I have a great rheumatologist who knows what he’s doing. Although …

On August 31, 2020, just 4 months after marrying the love of my life I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had gone in for my first ever mammogram in July and opted for the 3D mammogram due to family history. My paternal grandmother died from breast cancer almost 29 …

Hi, my name is Sydney. I am a mom of a toddler boy, I work full time, and I live with ankylosing spondylitis. I was finally diagnosed in February of this year. My symptoms really started after having my son in February of 2020, and I began having what I …

Hi, I am wanting to share my story because of all of you!! So Brave and So Strong!! So… where do I begin? I have had some sort of headaches since I was young. When I was in college I was diagnosed with migraines and put on different types of …

Some walls have cracks that need to mended and others have cracks that give them character.   We humans are a lot like the walls that we work so hard to make perfect. Our cracks, our dents, our scars…that is what tells the story of who we are.   We …

At 4 years old, I almost died from rocky mountain spotted fever and I was in a coma for 3 months. I had brain surgery to stop the seizures I was having. Since then, I’ve had cancer 3 times and a cancerous tumor on my gland.   Judy United States …

As a kid most, of our family vacations consisted of heading to state parks, and living in a cabin for a week. They cabin had beds, plumbing, electricity, but there was never a television and we didn’t own electronics. We were there to spend time together as a family and …

As a ten year survivor of breast cancer, I feel truly blessed. Even through my scars physically and emotionally, I’m a better person today. Going through the radiation was the loneliest feeling. My bones ached constantly while taking Tamoxifen for five years. With treatment, I went into an instant menopause …

Hanging mirrors can be a bit tricky, especially when attaching to a brick wall. Mirrors can be our best friend or our worst enemy depending on the day. The image that we see is so often not the same one that others see. Our eyes can be so hard on …

I was pretty good at getting my mammograms-because I of a fibrous tissue disease. I was not due to have another mammogram until the summer and it was only October, but my left breast started to look odd in the nipple area. This is the part of my story where …