Roberta

Roberta

“On June 16, 2021, I was diagnosed with stage 2 triple negative breast cancer in my right breast at the age of 44 years old. I had 3 opinions from UCLA, Providence in Santa Monica, and finally City of Hope. UCLA found the tumor, Providence removed the tumor, and City of Hope treated me with…

Max

Max

“On the morning of November 1st, 2016, I had my first seizure. I was seventeen years old at the time, it was the beginning of my senior year of high school. When I woke up, I was in the hospital surrounded by family members and some of my football coaches. I had no clue what…

Kayliana

Kayliana

“I started to get sick when I was around 4 years old, I’m currently 16. This life is all I’ve ever truly known; being in pain everyday. I lost my hearing in my left ear when I was 6, almost 7 years old. I have something called Behcet’s Disease which is rare, fibromyalgia, SVT, chronic…

Eliana

Eliana

“At a very young age, I was diagnosed with MS, also known as multiple sclerosis. This is a disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord, that could potentially leave you paralyzed. It’s an incurable disease, so when I found out that I had it, I was extremely scared. When the doctor first told me…