My name is Dawn, I am 47 years old and September 13, 2012 will be a day I will never forget, it is the day I was diagnosed with Leukemia. The story goes like this. I was up north enjoying time with my extended family, and I became very sick. …
Read More »Angela’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Stomach Cancer)
My father died of stomach cancer, but at 80+ years the family, although very sad, felt he had a full life. However, in 2009 my 30 year old nephew was diagnosed with stomach cancer and passed away in August 2010, leaving behind a wife and two small children. The family …
Read More »Jennifer’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rectal Cancer)
On April 5, 2011 I was diagnosed with stage 3 rectal cancer. I was 39 and had a four year old and a six year old at the time. I never thought I would see my babies grow up; I thought my husband would be left to raise them by …
Read More »Juakina’s Fight Like a Girl Story (MCTD aka Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, Lupus)
My name is Juakina and I am 32 years old. I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease when I was 12 years old. I had my ups and downs battling a disease as a child is sooo different than fighting my disease as an adult. I’m originally from California …
Read More »Angela’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome aka SMA)
I woke up a few weeks before my 12th birthday and just wasn’t feeling well. This continued for a month or so and I began having a lot of pain every time I would eat and would throw up everything I ate. My parents took me to the ER countless …
Read More »Liana’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Thyroid Cancer)
When I was 23 years old I was a mother to two small children who were 2 and 3 years old. I had discovered a lump on my throat, so I went to my Dr. the very next day and was sent the next week for an ultrasound and biopsy …
Read More »Christine’s Fight Like a Girl Story (PCOS)
My name is Christine Medina. For many years I went from doctor to doctor because I believed something was wrong with me, my body and the way it was working. Some doctors were in disbelief, and I truly think that others just thought I was over reacting. Blood work and …
Read More »Lauren’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)
I wasn’t even 21 when my dad passed away in 2008. Less than a month later I was battling crippling pain in my hip. I had surgery on it in 2009, without a definitive diagnosis to what was actually causing my pain. To this day I still only know it …
Read More »Shana’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Thyroid Cancer)
On Valentine’s Day 2013 I was given the news, I heard that horrible ”C” word. My doctor had told me I had Thyroid Cancer. As I sat on the other end of the line thinking this is it my life is over I’m going to die, my doctor was telling …
Read More »Britt’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Ovarian Cancer)
At the age of 24, I was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer. I had seen four doctors within two days. The first three doctors told me that the pain/discomfort I had was simply “normal for a girl,” and that I was “too young to realize that.” After being told …
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