Don’t throw in the towel
I was 21. I was a senior at UCF and a track and field athlete when I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with a positive Philadelphia chromosome. I went through intensive
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Embracing Every Day with No Regrets
I was diagnosed with hodgkin lymphoma at age 26 just two weeks after giving birth to my first child. The diagnosis came as a shock as I had no idea what lymphoma was, and had not experienced any
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Health, exercise and staying connected with your body during cancer treatment
I’m from Austin, Texas, and work as a physical therapist and Pilates teacher. I was diagnosed with Stage III rectal cancer in 2015 at the age of 43. As happens with so many individuals under 50, my
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Sharing My Breast Cancer Journey
My name is Julie. I am a 41 year old single mom of an amazing high school freshman son. I work as a registered nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and absolutely love my job caring for the tiniest
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Finding My Warrior Armor
In the summer of 2010, I woke with a fever that had no other symptoms. I took something for the fever and went to work. Later that afternoon the fever returned so I went to our Express Care clinic. I
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