I’m Jennifer -I’m 50 —- I was diagnosed February 2023 —- I am a Type 1 Diabetic, I have Lynch Syndrome but I’m generally healthy—- I’m a nurse and a fitness instructor so here is my small story about the turmoil I had of “ringing the bell “. The Arby’s Bell I rang it! That […]

Last spring my husband and I spent the day at a spa enjoying mineral and sulfur baths, clay mud and the moisturizing grotto cave. The next day I noticed a beauty mark on the side of my stomach bleeding. I thought it must be dry skin from all the exposure the day before, so I

My story began in February of this year. I was diagnosed with a localized, uterine cancer, that surgery should have taken care of. Being New Englander’s, my husband and I get through the winter by making plans for summer fun. So that is what we were busy with. This surgery being anything but routine was

10 years ago I was put in the hospital for cancer where I stayed for the next half of a year. My doctors were waiting for the type of lymphoma I had  2 years before they knew the signs of cancer of lymphoma but waited till I could be treated. The cancer started in my

Twenty days after celebrating my 45th Birthday & 1 week after my biopsy I received a call from my GP with my diagnosis of Stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma.  However, I would not know the true diagnosis until I met with the cancer surgeon days before my scheduled mastectomy I was immediately placed on the

In March 2021 after a biopsy, I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer.  I was just leaving my job, while in parking lot I got the call from the Oncologist surgeon.  I stayed in my car for 30 minutes crying. You see just a month prior February 2021; I had adopted my 5-year-old grandson

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

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

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

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