As a Sickle Cell Disease Warrior, Hundreds of Blood Transfusions Have Saved My Life
Giving blood is easy to do and saves lives, like mine
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The Christmas That Almost Wasn’t, After I Survived Septic Shock
The holidays became even more precious to me after I was afraid I wouldn’t live to see them again
I Thought I Did Everything Right, but My Ovarian Cancer Still Came Back
Facing recurrence was so much harder than I could have imagined
Pensé que hice todo bien, pero aun así mi cáncer ovárico regresó
Enfrentar la recurrencia fue mucho más difícil de lo que pude imaginar
I Paid for My Lifelong Love of Tanning with a Melanoma Diagnosis — at Age 26
Young and invincible, I believed melanoma only affected older people. I was wrong.
Pagué por mi pasión de broncearme con un diagnóstico de melanoma cuando tenía 26 años
Joven y, según yo, invencible, creía que el melanoma solo afectaba a personas mayores. Estaba equivocada.
My Son Won the Basketball Championship, then Passed 15 Kidney Stones
I teach math, and my son’s symptoms didn’t add up to anything I recognized. It was primary hyperoxaluria, an ultra-rare liver disease.
My Husband’s Prostate Cancer Is Terminal, but that Hasn’t Put an End to Our Love for Each Other
Caring for my husband through his prostate cancer hasn’t been easy, but we find joy in every day
El cáncer de próstata de mi esposo es terminal, pero eso no le ha puesto fin a nuestro amor
Cuidar a mi esposo desde que le diagnosticaron cáncer de próstata no ha sido fácil, pero encontramos alegría cada día
A Sinus Infection Revealed Nasal Polyps – and a Complicating Twist
What was causing all these flare-ups and infections? It took years to find out it was AERD.
As a Breast Surgeon, I Felt Invincible Until I was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Through writing and speaking, I’ve found a new way to help others navigate breast cancer as a patient and a doctor
My Family Always Told Me I Was a “Dumb Girl.” They Were Wrong.
My father’s rage and my family’s silence left me terrified to speak — until I found purpose in fighting for safer communities