THE POWER OF YOUR STORY Recently I met a young woman who had been diagnosed with stage 3C ovarian cancer three years before; she was back in treatment for a second recurrence. I asked if she had considered participating as a presenter for Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance's Survivors Teaching Students®(STS) Program.  As the National Program [...]

RETURN FROM THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON We all have dates in our lives that we celebrate - or at least dates where we pause for a moment to remember what set it apart from any other day: birthdays, wedding anniversaries, children's births, the loss of a loved one, college graduation, etc. For those [...]

REGAINING CONTROL THROUGH KNOWLEDGE Like so many other baby boomers, I was raised by parents born in the 1920s who believed that there were certain authority figures you did not question - parents, teachers, doctors. These were experts and you accepted what they said without question.   When I was five years old the doctor said [...]

DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY, PLEASE JUST DO BETTER Miserable with abdominal bloating and fatigue and following an ultrasound and a CT scan, I found myself being examined by a gynecologist who stopped mid-exam and said "I am 99% confident you have ovarian cancer and women die from that." He walked out of the room without [...]

WHY ANOTHER COMMUNITY FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER? If you are someone whose life has been affected by ovarian cancer you are likely asking yourself: "Why another community for women with ovarian cancer?" There are already several support and advocacy groups and numerous forums on social media where women share their experiences, ask questions and [...]