On June 5, 2011, I was involved in a motor vehicle accident that changed my life forever as I knew it. The accident occurred while my mother-in-law and I were returning home from a trip to Oklahoma back to New York State. I had driven all night and we stopped …
Read More »Alma’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rectal Cancer)
At the age of 44 I was diagnosed with stage three rectal cancer. My husband and I were raising three children. They each reacted in a different way. The oldest acted out, the middle one talked to friends, and the youngest got sick. It’s amazing how people react to bad …
Read More »Rachael’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Leukemia)
I was 18 years old, had a part time job, and was going to college for an English major when I started to feel weak. At first I just thought it was all the stress of finals in December of 2012 and that I would get over it during Christmas …
Read More »Perry’s Fight Like a Girl Story (GastroIntestinal Stromal Tumor)
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 »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 »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 »Kim’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Ovarian Cancer)
I was diagnosed last December 2012 with stage 3-4 ovarian cancer. In November I started feeling bad, not anything specific just tired and down. Around Thanksgiving I thought I was constipated. I had taken medicine for it and I assumed it hadn’t worked because my abdomen was swelling. I went …
Read More »Kristie’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Multiple Sclerosis)
At seven years old I absolutely knew what I wanted to do with my life: become a performer and maybe head for Broadway! A basement renovation in our home provided enough open space for my first stage, and I loved performing for my family. I’d sing at the top of …
Read More »Rivcah’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Ovarian Cancer)
My name is Rivcah MacLean. I am a ovarian/cervical cancer survivor. It all started when I was 13. I dropped to the ground in the school bathroom in a crazy amount of pain. I was screaming and another student heard me and got my teacher. She explained that I probably …
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