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cancer

My Breast Cancer Journey - Part 1 by Aeliya Jaffar

These blog posts will be a humble attempt on my part to tell my story in order to help other women feel like they are not alone in the terrifying ...

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Meet Isaac! A homie with an extra chromie!

Meet Isaac. Diagnosed with Trisomy 21 at just 2 days old followed by a Leukemia diagnosis soon after, this little guy with the strongest, bravest h...

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When I First Felt a Lump - Blanca M.

The Day I Found Out I felt a lump under my right breast while examining myself in the shower, like always. In the morning I called my doctor and g...

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Fighting cancer for 11 years... - Carol K

Fighting a Rare Cancer I have been fighting a rare type of cancer Soft Tissue Liposarcoma for 11 years I am 59. I can no longer have surgery, beca...

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Starting Her Journey With Stage 4 Cancer - Martha B

How I Found Out I Have Stage 4 Cancer I had been out working on my son's memorial garden. As I was sitting on back porch I reached up and scratche...

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53-year-old woman diagnosed with Breast Cancer - Melody M.

My name is Melody M. I recently found out that I had breast cancer that went to bone cancer I start radiation next week and then we'll do some slow...

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Survived 2 cancers and diagnosed with another one in COVID - Stephanie S.

Day I found out I have cancer I am a 56 year old female. This is my 3rd cancer diagnosis since my fist at age 25 (all 3 have been different cancers...

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Cancer changes you! I saw life differently...I would never take life for granted again! - Isabel F.

Cancer changes you! I saw life differently and I told myself I would never take life for granted again. I prayed to God to give me another chance t...

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Advice and Success Stores from Thrivers

Be Inspired! Check out some advice from survivors and those who are fighting cancer right now! More than surviving and fighting they are thriving! ...

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Diagnosed with Colon Cancer right after coming to terms with muscular dystrophy. - Teri T.

We asked Terri T. to tell us about her colon cancer journey. We hope that her experience will become an inspiration for those facing similar challe...

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I still remember when I found out I have cancer... By Alice K.

Alice is a struggling woman trying to come to terms with her breast cancer diagnosis. Even after 2 years, it's been hard to accept, but her favorit...

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With no breast cancer in my family history, I believed I was at very low risk... By Graciela Guzman

Graciela was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of forty-six with no family history of cancer, but still managed to keep a positive outlook on...