“You have to advocate for yourself, even if it’s hard and you’re getting talked over by ’the experts.‘ You know your body; listen to what it’s telling you.”

Warning: This post discusses cancer diagnoses, cancer treatment, loss of loved ones to cancer, and thoughts of suicide.

"She died from the metastatic cancers that may not have happened had the original doctor done his darn job. A 73-year-old woman doesn't suddenly start having a period again."

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