I never thought at the age of 39 my life was going to change…. I had recently had a continuous period that wouldn’t stop for months.  On birth control, nothing worked, I had pain on my lower left side pelvic area for a while.  My doctors did an ultrasound. They thought I was pregnant, and […]

I was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer. I have been through six chemo treatments; two hospital stays, one stay for pneumonia and septic shock and a second Covid. No fun but I survived. They took another cat scan and my cancer shrunk by half.  I WILL SURVIVE!!!!!!! Share your cancer survivor story today!

I had Lymphoblastic leukemia that was diagnosed on 01/16/2007 at 12 years of age.  I was initially categorized as high-risk due to my age. I received the following chemotherapies on this regimen per the University of Minnesota: 1.  Cytarabine intrathecally with a cumulative dose of 39 mg/m2. 2.  Cytarabine intravenously with a cumulative dose of

When I was 16 I started having a lot of trouble when it comes to my reproductive system, I was having a lot of gut-wrenching pain and heavy bleeding. Because I had only had a very short conversation with my parents about my cycle and I thought everything was normal. Fast forward to October of

Hello…my name is Eric and I’ve been encouraged (more than once) to share my story…so, here goes (I’ll try to keep it short…lol).   In 2018 I was experiencing problems eating and went to see my VA PCP who then referred me to a specialist for an EGD. The EGD showed a tumor in my esophagus. Low and

At the age of 18 I was diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It progressed pretty quickly; I went from having little pain to being completely immobile. I had to drive a couple hours away from home just to be diagnosed. After three different bone marrow extractions at three different hospitals, it was confirmed that I

In 1996 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in my left breast. I was 36 years old. A single mother.  I had been living with my significant other for about 9 years. We owned a house, I worked for an insurance agent. My diagnosis threw me. No one in my family had ever

Kimberly W is a fighter!  Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017 at the age of 34, was a task, being a mom of four, wife, and more!  With no family history and without the BRCA gene, Kimberly decided to turn her pain into purpose.   She has published books highlighting her cancer journey but also her

In May of 2020 I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I had the left kidney removed and then in July 2020 I was also diagnosed with bladder cancer. I had to have complete hysterectomy and my bladder was removed. I began chemo at MD Anderson in September 2020, for my first 1 week round of

I am a 4x Cancer Survivor! In 2009, I was feeling a bit off, so after a few doctor visits, they ordered an MRI, which showed a very large brain tumor. They removed it and it was cancerous, stage 3B. After multiple follow up scans, it came back in 2018, again stage 3B. I had