Sheri Strickland-  ”Trust me it’s Nothing
In October of this past year my husband, who works for the federal government, finds out he’s going to be working in Kansas City, MO. We’ve been living in Topeka for 6 years and pretty much have developed a strong dislike for the entire city. Yay! We’re leaving Topeka! I [...]

MOMENT BY MOMENT Friday, January 23, 2009 at 11:24am
I am usually a man of very few words. Except for my wife and a few close friends, I handled my health problems myself rather than leaning on others for support. Recently, though, I have had many conversations with my Llama, doctors, wife, and friends. Most of them [...]

First I should tell you that I am not a victim of cancer, nor am I a survivor… I am just a “co-survivor” of a cancer victim…There are times I have a hard time expressing myself.  Other times it just pours out of me.  I am so much better at getting my feelings out on [...]

 
Robin Gray, R.N.
Robin’s Story- Misdiagnosis

In November 2000 38-year-old Robin Gray RN, native of Baltimore, MD and current resident of Upstate New York, was smooth sailing through life and enjoying her brand new dream home with her husband and her three young boys, ages 2, 7 and 9 years of age. Then out of the blue [...]

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9.11.2007.  A day which is forever engrained in my memory.  For others and myself, September 11, is not such a good day and carries a ton of memories.  For me an extra event plays into the day.  The day I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Once I finally accepted the [...]

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Ann Murray Paige Co-Producer and subject of The Breast Cancer Diaries
Take a deep breath, get comfortable, and push the play button.  Come on a journey with Ann Murray Paige, the Co-producer and subject of The Breast Cancer Diaries, and I as we talk about her amazing made for TV [...]

I remember the conversation, not the date, that you told me that an angel had come to you in a dream, touched your breast, and told you that you had breast cancer.
He told you that you would be okay, but you needed to see your doctor. I made you call the doctor and get in [...]

 
When our mom had breast cancer I was really scared she was going to die. I saw my mom struggling. That bothered me. Mom was always in control and it made me nervous to see her struggle so much with something so bad. I had never seen her so weak before. I tried hard to [...]

 
My wife Christina was diagnosed with Stage 2 ,Triple Negative, node positive Breast Cancer in February 2006. Christina was a sleep when I first heard those life changing words. I was in shock, standing there feeling very lost and scared in that recovery room.I was scared more than I have ever been in all my [...]

A day after my 38th birthday, I was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. As a wife and mother of three beautiful daughters, I never imaged my life would take this path.
I was diagnosed on Friday, March 28, 2008 with breast cancer—infiltrating ductal carcinoma (also called invasive ductal carcinoma). Atypical cells–cells that, for an unknown reason, [...]