Lisa
This is how my survivor story begins. At my annual physical exam in September 2009, my doctor informed me that he felt something different – but not to worry, as he thought it was simply fibroids. My...
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Life often throws one a curve ball. That is exactly what happened to me and my family on May 5, 2011. I had not been feeling well for several months early in 2011: fatigue, low appetite, bloated...
View ArticleLynn
My story has a somewhat convoluted beginning. I had always been a heavy person, and at age 43 I weighed almost 300 lbs. In December of 2006, my kids and I traveled to Phoenix to spend Christmas with my...
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NOTE: This story was written by Jayne, Harlie’s mother. My husband and I have been I have been married for 23 years. We have three beautiful daughters, ages 13, 12 and 7. We are your typical busy...
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My story begins with a girl’s weekend at our lake cabin in September 2005. Six of us had grown up together in a small town and had started getting together for a weekend once a year. Earlier that...
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In 2012 and 2013 I began to notice changes with my menstrual cycle, just like all women do as their body begins to prepare for menopause. There was nothing unusual or alarming. I suppose the only...
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In April of 2011, I was diagnosed with Stage IIIB ovarian (high grade serous) cancer at age 57. I believe my symptoms started about 7 months earlier, in November of 2010… – One day my 25 lb. dog...
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I’m a fairly avid bicyclist and, in the winter/early spring of 2015, I was training in preparation for riding my fourth RABRAI (a week-long bicycle ride across the state of Iowa). I had developed a...
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In January 2016 I got a bad cold. When it cleared up, the only thing left was congestion in my lung. After two weeks of OTC medication, I went in for an x-ray and within 10 days has a diagnosis of...
View ArticleCorinne
Around Christmas of 2013, I developed a cough. I waited for the accompanying cold, but nothing more developed. After about a month, I saw my primary care physician, who put me on prescription cough...
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