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Dandi Rae’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Adhesions, Crohn’s, Foreign Object)
My story begins on June 5, 2002. After 36 and a half hours of labor, I gave birth to my daughter via C-section. At my six-week check up, I told my OB that something didn’t feel right, and she just told...
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Ashley’s Fight Like a Girl Story (PCOS, Pre-Diabetes, Unresponsive Thyroid)
Hello, my name is Ashley. Around nine years ago, I found out I had polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). September is the month for PCOS awareness, so today, I wish to share my story. At that time, I was...
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Tiffany’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Myasthenia Gravis)
Hi, my name is Tiffany. I am a 34-year-old from Staten Island, New York. I am a mother of 3 boys, ages 19, 18, and 9. I worked as housekeeping for the JCC. All that ended 3 years ago when I was driving...
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Cyndi’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Cervical HPV (Human Papillomavirus))
My name is Cyndi, and in January 22, 2013, I was diagnosed with Cervical HPV. I remember the first thing I did was break down crying. When I was first diagnosed, I could not believe that something like...
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Lilia’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Trigeminal Neuralgia)
I am proud to say that I have Fought Like A Girl. In July 2013, I was a 20 years young, enjoying life and being married to my wonderful husband. We had just celebrated our first anniversary, and I had...
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Lisa’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Myasthenia Gravis, Lupus, Cancer)
Hi! My name is Lisa Douthit. I feel like I have been battling disease my whole adult life. I even wrote a book titled Wellness Warrior – Fighting For Life In Fabulous Shoes to talk about some of the...
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Roby’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Hepatitis C)
In January, after a DV, I was diagnosed with Hep C. In the last few months, I have been to the ER three times. The first time, I was kept for 58 hours. I am still learning a lot about this. The first...
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Tammy’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Salivary Gland Cancer, HER2 +, Fibromyalgia,...
I saw my amazing chemo oncologist physician’s assistant today. I was diagnosed with acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland, HER2 receptor positive, in April of 2010. I had 35 radiations, 25 weekly...
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Julie’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Lupus, Sjogrens, Raynauds)
I am the 25-year-old mother of a beautiful 2-year-old boy. My symptoms began when I was about 16, and I started losing large amounts of hair. The year after that, I was in and out of the hospital...
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Dawn’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Peritoneal Cancer, Skin Cancer)
Back in November of 2011, I went to the doctor because I was extremely bloated and very tired. My primary care doctor gave me a laxative (even though I told her that my bowels were moving fine) and...
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