Bethani is a 12-year-old, sweet, bubbly, kind-hearted, wonderful Christian girl. She was recently diagnosed with Spindle Cell Sarcoma which resulted in the removal of a baseball sized tumor in her right arm. In order to remove the cancer, the doctors had to completely remove her radius bone and the tendons …
Read More »Melissa’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Synovial Sarcoma)
My story starts in 2011. I was working and noticed pain constantly in my left groin and hip. I would lose feeling at times and almost fall. I kept going to the doctors. I was told I pulled something or I had bursitis in my hip. As time went on …
Read More »Nicole’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Sarcoma and Rhuematoid Arthiritis)
My first fight started in 2002 when I was diagnosed with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis). I was unsure what was going on because the pain and stiffness was sometimes unbearable and I could barely get out of bed. It hit me like a ton of bricks, although my doctor stated that …
Read More »Mellissa’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Sarcoma)
My name is Mellissa Israel. I found out I had cancer at the age of sixteen. I was diagnosed with an aggressive non soft tissue sarcoma tumor in my thigh on September 3, 2009. I found a lump on my leg one day after color guard/band practice. We went to …
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