Military Doctors Told Me I Had UTIs — It Ended Up Being Bladder Cancer
By the time I was diagnosed, I had stage 4 cancer
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By the time I was diagnosed, I had stage 4 cancer
Cuando me diagnosticaron, ya tenĂa cáncer de etapa 4
Having my period when I was a soldier was tough — so we got creative about it.
Tener mi perĂodo menstrual cuando estaba en las fuerzas armadas era duro, asĂ que tuvimos que ser creativas
Puesto que soy una joven sobreviviente de melanoma de color, promuevo la concientizaciĂłn y la protecciĂłn solar para todos
As a young melanoma survivor of color, I advocate for awareness and sun protection for everyone
Military fitness training triggered my severe irritable bowel syndrome — and I was arrested because of it
El entrenamiento militar de ejercicio desencadenĂł un sĂndrome de intestino irritable grave y me arrestaron por eso
As a young woman of color, I was seemingly the last person who would be struck by the potentially lethal skin cancer
Ignoraron mis sĂntomas durante más de un año a pesar de tener antecedentes personales y familiares de cáncer