“I exhibited symptoms for the better part of six years, but it was always passed off as anxiety or stress.”

 

 

 

 

Special thanks to Jazmyn and her mom for sharing their SDHB paraganglioma journey, and to INCA for creating this video as part of their broader effort to raise awareness about neuroendocrine cancer.

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