LIVING WITH UNCERTAINTY DURING UNCERTAIN TIMES The COVID-19 pandemic brings back memories of how vulnerable I felt during the early days of my ovarian cancer diagnosis and subsequent recurrences. On the day I woke up from surgery and found out I had cancer, my life was suddenly filled with fear, uncertainty and a feeling of [...]
LEARNING FROM LONG-TERM SURVIVORS What do you do? What do you eat? Do you take supplements? These were the questions that I asked every woman who had undergone treatment for ovarian cancer that I met those first few years after my own diagnosis. I was desperate to learn and do anything—absolutely anything—that would help me [...]
THINKING BEYOND RIBBONS: HOW THIS TEAL GAL SURVIVES PINKTOBER When I returned to work in late 2004 after first-line treatment for ovarian cancer, a coworker said to me, “Welcome back! You’re wearing the wrong ribbon—it should be pink.” I remember thinking, “How presumptuous! Like women don’t get other cancers.” In retrospect, it was the first [...]
HOOKED ON RESEARCH I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004. The first four years were pretty rough. I recurred – twice. I underwent three major surgeries, and with the last I had part of my liver removed. I went through five therapy regimens and participated in a vaccine phase I clinical trial. I have [...]
Globe-athon is a family affair! Mother and daughter dance duo, Cassandra Nuamah and Kukuwa Nuamah, are adding a special flair to our float in the West Indian Day Parade Monday. Choreographing for our globe-athon revelers the Nuamah’s signature moves will no doubt capture attention for a cause we believe in, ending the silence surrounding women’s [...]
