Stories

After twenty lonely, post-divorce years, at the age of 62, I had finally met and married a wonderful man. We pooled our resources and bought an oceanfront dream house, and...

I turned 50 this year....this is usually a time to celebrate . I have always been in good health, going to my PCP once a year for check-ups, etc. So...

In 1991 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I had a mastectomy with reconstruction and 9 months of chemo. In 2006 another mastectomy with reconstruction, however no chemo this time...

Hi friends. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in December 2015. I underwent 27 treatments of radiation followed by four full rounds of chemo. I am still receiving maintenance chemotherapy...

I found out I had AML 12 days later from my vacation to Ethiopia. On Feb 10, I went to the hospital that was close to me because I was...

I was diagnosed with CLL two years ago after routine doctor appointment. Fortunately, I live near the James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University. I have an excellent care...

At the beginning of March 2017, I wasn't feeling up to par. So, I went to the after hours clinic and was told that I had a virus. They gave...

I was diagnosed on November 10, 2017 with Multiple Myeloma Kappa 17p Stage 3, a rare type of cancer that causes uncontrolled production of plasma cells, a type of white...

In February I began feeling what I believed to be a pulled muscle which only worsened. Eventually, I saw my GP followed by a visit to an orthopedic specialist, and...

Living with blood cancer in a “watchful waiting” mode is one thing when you are first diagnosed. It’s quite another several years down the road. You evolve as the years...

I started having symptoms in March 2013, I didn't realize they were symptoms just weird things going on. I had pain in my knee in May 2013 but it wasn't...

I am a 42 year old mother of 2. Anyone that knows me even for about a month, will know that I have stomach issues. I’ve had stomach issues for...

After feeling weak and tired for months, (as a medical transcriber I knew better), I finally went to my primary for a physical. Blood work revealed a low neutrophil (WBC)...

I was diagnosed with H-pylori in Mar 2015. I was put in an antibiotic regime tha killed the virus. In 2016 I started having stomach pain than in May 2016...

I never thought cancer would happen to me. I thought that since I was very healthy that my chances were pretty slim. Well I got the shock of my life-...

My significant other of many years had been suffering from eczema for several years. He was a survivor of kidney cancer and esophageal cancer. The end of January 2017 he...

I have a companion whose been with me for the last eighteen years. She’s been with me through many good and bad times. Just to give her credit, she’s been...

Hello, Was diagnosed in 2013 with MGUS which has progressed to smoldering myeloma (IgG Lambda). Am a healthcare professional and never thought "it" would ever happen to me as I...

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