Many people who suffer from not only ankylosing spondylitis, but also other autoimmune disorders are familiar with these four words. The problem with the question is that there is no simple answer. For me, my symptoms can change daily. For example, yesterday I couldn’t turn my neck, but today my …
Read More »Theress’s Story (Breast & Ovarian Cancer)
I was first diagnosed in 1999 with breast cancer. At that time, I had a lumpectomy, radiation & chemo. In 2010, I was diagnosed for the second time with cancer; this time it was ovarian cancer. After I had a total hysterectomy, I also had chemo. My third time with …
Read More »Fight Like A Girl Hosts 1st Home-Based Photo Shoot
It began as a call out on social media. “Models Wanted,” the post read and from there it was on. People of various backgrounds and from all over inquired about what it would take to be involved. Well, what did it take? Not much honestly, just a positive attitude, willingness …
Read More »Dandi Rae’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Adhesions, Crohn’s, Foreign Object)
My story begins on June 5, 2002. After 36 and a half hours of labor, I gave birth to my daughter via C-section. At my six-week check up, I told my OB that something didn’t feel right, and she just told me it was from my nerves being cut and …
Read More »Shawna’s Story (PCOS)
My story. What a great phrase, something that all women should hear so they know they are not alone. My story began like the majority of you. It was New Year’s weekend, the hubby and I escaped to our favorite hotel, only to have mother nature to start its course. …
Read More »Kara’s Story (Kidney Cancer)
After a trip to the ER for an intestinal problem, I found out I was six weeks pregnant with my second child and had a large tumor on my right kidney. I feel so blessed that it was caught early enough and that both the surgery and the pregnancy were …
Read More »January’s Story (Chiari Malformation)
From the moment I was born, my parents knew there was something seriously wrong with me. I was constantly crying in pain and nothing would soothe me. They started taking me to doctors around a month old. The doctors told my parents that some babies are just fussy and I …
Read More »Autumn’s Story (Cervical Cancer)
My story began in September of 2012. I was 30 weeks pregnant with my daughter Avery. While getting ready for work one morning I noticed I was bleeding. I had some bleeding earlier in my pregnancy so I was a little nervous but they could never find anything wrong before …
Read More »Tattoos For a Cause Photo Contest 2011 Winners
The Fight Like a Girl Club is happy to announce the Winners of the Fight Like a Girl Club Tattoos for a Cause Photo Contest 2011. The Contest which ended at midnight EST on Monday, September 12, drew 158 entries ranging from beautiful butterflies to picturesque art to loving tributes …
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