Hi! I went thru a heart wrenching divorce after 33-years of marriage in October 2015. Soon after, I noticed my right breast looked funny and had a hard large lump in it(it was always lumpy!) I made an appointment and had a mammogram in April 2016. Six months after my …
Read More »Daphne’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)
September of 2007 I had finally had enough. My back had been hurting for a few years, just getting worse- this Dr said this, that one said something else. My primary ordered an MRI after countless CT’s with no answer. Two days later I got a call that I needed …
Read More »Nikki’s Fight Like a Girl Story
Well, I am a fairly new fighter although the doctors have explained that I have had this disease for several years. The MRIs and bone scans indicate that the damage to my hips and spine began approximately 4 years ago. I was blessed to spend those first 3 years fairly …
Read More »Raven’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus)
I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus in September 2010. I spent the entire weekend in the bed, depressed and throwing myself a pity party. Until I thought about it; I have never been a quitter; and I’ve always led by example. I was only 27 at the time and, you …
Read More »LaQuanda’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Endometriosis)
Greetings ladies. I am LaQuanda Hart. I am a 29-year-old female from Springfield, SC. I was diagnosed with endometriosis well over 15 years ago. I have tirelessly gone through 9 different procedures due to this rare disease. Believe it or not, after all the procedures and surgeries I have had, …
Read More »Stephanie’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Endometriosis)
Hey, I’m Steph. At the age of 16 I was like any other girl. I had a great group of friends, was attending my 12th year at school, and was going out every weekend. This all changed the night before my first year 12 exam. I started feeling sick so …
Read More »Jaclyn’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Multiple Sclerosis MS)
Power story……. Just those words make me wanna run and hide. I imagine a power story to be about a major struggle, and an ultimate victory. I don’t feel like I have had either. However, as I sit here reading other power stories, I realize that every struggle and every …
Read More »Tammy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Fibromyalgia)
Hi, I’m 46, soon to be 47 on July 31. I was battling massive pain throughout my body and saw many doctors in 2003 and 2004. Finally, I found out I have Fibromyalgia. I was taken off work in 2003 and filed for disability. I fought until I finally got …
Read More »Amy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Liver Disease)
My life was never expected to be perfect because perfection does not exist. What was expected of me was for me to graduate high school making A or Bs, and go to college on a swimming or basketball scholarships. What I did not expect was to spending time during my …
Read More »Kelli’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Fibromyalgia)
My name is Kelli. I am 17 years old and I am a junior in high school. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in April 2010. It was blessing as well as a curse. A blessing in the sort that I knew what was wrong with me. A curse in the …
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