I’ve been fighting like a girl since birth due to congenital heart defects. I want to share my story to hopefully encourage and inspire others. I was born in October of 1979. I was deemed healthy and sent home from the hospital. When I was only five days old, my …
Read More »Wendy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (PCOS)
I guess you can say that I have always been a fighter. My periods started at 13 and were pretty normal up until I was about 15 years old. At 15 I was raped by someone I thought I could trust, but I guess I was naive. Not long after …
Read More »Jeri’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lung Cancer)
A year ago, when I started coughing nonstop, I never dreamed I’d be diagnosed with lung cancer. I thought I was having allergy problems. I went to my allergy doctor every couple of weeks getting inhalers, antibiotics, and taking breathing test, with no results. I couldn’t understand why I was …
Read More »Kim’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Sarcoidosis)
I will be turning 50 this October. I am a paralegal by day and a singer/songwriter, living my dream on the weekends, in a band I’ve been blessed to be a part of since 1999. We are a busy band that gives back to the community and are blessed to …
Read More »Dana’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
I think it’s important to go over the entire medical history of my struggle to find the right diagnoses. Many people are going through the same thing everyday. It’s a terrible thing to go through. It takes forever…lots of pain and suffering before the right medications are prescribed. It’s a …
Read More »Sheila’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Ovarian Cancer)
Hey, my name is Sheila. I had ovarian cancer in 1993, and I had a complete hysterectomy. I was 28 years old, and I battled with the decision to have it or not. I wanted another baby but the doctor told me I needed the surgery and that the cancer was …
Read More »Sonja’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy)
My name is Sonja. I’m 24 years old. I developed a condition called RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) when I was 20 years old. It has been severely debilitating. RSD is the most painful disease, ailment, or injury that is known to mankind. It surpasses cancer, non-surgical amputation, and unprepared childbirth without …
Read More »Dawnique’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
My name is Dawnique and I battle rheumatoid arthritis, Raynaud’s syndrome, carpal and tarsal tunnel. My story began when I was little, around eight years old, and I started having pain. I remember it being really cold and the pain I had was excruciating. I had to be carried because …
Read More »Kim’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Heart Disease)
My fight like a girl is a lot different than some of the other stories that you have posted. Mine started in my early teens. My periods would be horrible. I would bleed for weeks and weeks, and then maybe not bleed for a week, and then bleed for several …
Read More »Roxanna’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus – SLE)
Hi, my name is Roxanna, and I was diagnosed with Lupus SLE last summer of 2012. I believe I have lived with this condition for a long time, but was not diagnosed before. At the time of my diagnosis I was under a lot of stress, dealing with a divorce. …
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