Hi, I am sharing my life with multiple sclerosis. Back in 2004, I was pregnant. The pregnancy was going good until November 8 2004. I went into preterm labor at 7 1/2 months. They couldn’t stop labor, and my son Kyle was born. He was a beautiful baby boy born …
Read More »Jamie’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Kidney Disease)
I was always such an athletic person, from childhood through high school, so it was a huge shocker when I was diagnosed with FSGS, a type of chronic kidney disease, in August of 2009 at 26 years old. I was later diagnosed with celiac disease in April of 2011. As …
Read More »Barbi’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus – SLE)
I am from Mount Airy, North Carolina and my name is Barbi Manchester. I am thirty three years old and have lived a normal, active life. Five years ago my normal, active life received a “kick in the pants” and came to a screeching halt. I was diagnosed with systemic …
Read More »Debra’s Sister’s Fight Like A Girl Story, As Told By Debra (Ovarian Cancer)
My story isn’t about me; it’s really about my sister. She is 52 years old this week and fighting stage IV ovarian cancer. She is a rock! She gets up everyday with a great attitude. She has refocused her efforts on family, friends, and making beautiful jewelry. She doesn’t always …
Read More »Terri’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Heart Disease)
I never thought my life was interesting enough to consider writing about, but in the past few years it became apparent even to me, that because of my unusual health circumstances, I did indeed have quite a story to tell. To understand the miracles that I have experienced, you must …
Read More »Carly’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Undiagnosed)
I do not have an official diagnosis, but I have been fighting for almost four years with no real diagnosis and would like to share my story. My sophomore year of high school (I was 15, almost 16) there was one night when I woke up in a horrible pain. …
Read More »Johnsie’s Fight Like a Girl Story
It’s coming up on the 2nd anniversary of my mothers death, 2 days after my birthday! I truly believe that, even though she had health problems, that she died from a broken heart. Although, my parents had been divorced for 26 years, she still loved my Father! The thing is …
Read More »Christina’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Rheumatoid arthritis. I’ve known what that was since I was ten years old when my mom was diagnosed. Her disease has always been progressive and aggressive.My mom has never been a person who enjoys working out etc, and her disease soon made that impossible. As a young girl, you never …
Read More »Sara’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia)
On December 17th 1992 when I was 17 yrs old, I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Over the course of the next 2 yrs (which I spent as a permanent resident of Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto). I underwent multiple induction and consolidation courses of chemo, was part of …
Read More »Lindsey’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Spinal Disorder)
I’m 21 years old, and I have been fighting a really bad spine problem since I was 12. When I turned 12, I took one step out my front door and my lower back fell apart. My L5 S1 shifted and it shattered. The hospitals left me like that for …
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