Valerie — It's About Time Mets

Renne

Metathriver

Illinois

Mamie

Metathriver

Illinois

I have been in treatment since 2013. In 2012, I had cervical cancer and had a total Hysterectomy. I was misdiagnosed and told the lump in my breast was calcium and the size of a pea. In 2013, it was taken out. It was the size of a baseball - stage 3.

Metathriver

Illinois

Metathriver

Illinois

Elka

Metathriver

Illinois

I was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic transitional cell collecting duct cancer (renal) in 2013. I have been forced to continue working for employers with adverse cultures and aspirations to my own as a result of the fear of being left without continued choice of treatment which comes with insurance only offered by group plans, and being able to seek treatment at the facilities of my choosing.

Metathriver

Illinois

Metathriver

Wisconsin

Danielle

Metathriver

Wisconsin

Life isn't easy by any means. I used to be a girl that would run constantly, have so much energy, but that has changed!

Metathriver

Wisconsin

Metathriver

Nevada

Maura

Metathriver

Nevada

It's so strange how time can go so slowly and fly by at the same time. I got my metastatic breast cancer diagnosis in December of 2009, almost 12 years ago. I have had no evidence of disease for ten years.

Metathriver

Nevada

Metathriver, Cancer Survivor

California

Rebecca

Metathriver, Cancer Survivor

California

The word metastatic first came into my vernacular June 18, 2013. Well actually, I was told at that moment I would be lucky if it wasn't at least stage two. A month later I found out after scans it was stage 4 from the very beginning.

Metathriver, Cancer Survivor

California

Loved One

California

Noelia

Loved One

California

My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer initially in 2019, had surgery in January 2020, went through chemo and was in remission. Then, when he had a routine CAT scan, they told us he had a spot in his liver. He had the PET scan and it showed stage 4 liver cancer.

Loved One

California

Metathriver

Alabama

Frank

Metathriver

Alabama

For me, it has taken a team of amazing doctors, each with different specialties. Primary Physician (Internal Medicine) who detected my elevated PSA at 141.

Metathriver

Alabama

Metathriver, Loved One

Washington

Jerry

Metathriver, Loved One

Washington

In 2020, my warrior husband, Jerry Kester, was diagnosed with Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Metathriver, Loved One

Washington

Metathriver

Indiana

Rachel

Metathriver

Indiana

At the age of 28 in 2018, I was given the unthinkable news.

Metathriver

Indiana