It was July when I had a pain in my side. I was 42, everyone thought it was an appendix issue. I went to the ER since everyone had me worried. Being a mom of 2, and having a high threshold for pain, I wasn’t too worried. Hours later, after a CT scan and an ultrasound, a doctor came in

Wow!!!!! Imagine my surprise when I went to my urologist because my urine was dark and they want to check for kidney issues including stones only to be told “We found a mass on your liver”. I quickly followed up with an appointment with my PCP, Dr. Jacob Curtis, and I left his office alone and in shock. I was only

I have always been in tune with my body and noticed something wasn’t right. After getting labs done, they found hyperthyroidism which quickly turned to Graves’ Disease. I found this out while I was pregnant and going to college full-time. My labs had something strange in them that made me feel that something was not right. I asked doctors and

Hi I’m Aim, and I went from victim to victorious. I’m a breast cancer warrior like many others out there now.  I’m very proud and happy to be alive and to join all of you in this community.  I had bilateral breast cancer surgery a few days ago and at first I felt scared deflated and alone. Now that I’m

Diagnosed at 31 with stage 4 CRC in Sept 2019. Tried getting a colonoscopy a few years before diagnosis, only to be denied and told I’m too young. Had fatigue, occasional bloody stools, and off and on again back pain. Went through numerous chemotherapy treatments, liver, lung and colon resection to remove the primary tumor and Mets, then more chemo