Category: Survivor Stories

Sheila

Beginning in February 2022 I started having health issues which I contributed to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, being tired from working too many hours and continuing effects of Covid which I…
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Bahallah

I was diagnosed 2013 after being so sick for a year and lost so much weight, weighing @ 105lbs. And didn’t have an appetite and very swollen in my abdomen!…
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Holly

My name is Holly and I was diagnosed with stage III Ovarian Cancer back in 2009 at the age of 32. I underwent two surgeries which ended up being a…
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Kristi

April 3, 2015 is the day my life changed. Small Cell Ovarian Cancer is rare, aggressive and almost always fatal. I was stage 4, given a year at the most…
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Felicia

My story began in 2019 when I went to the doctor with pain on my right side. My doctor rushed me to the ER, suspecting appendicitis. At the ER, a…
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Pam

I was 38 years old.  Was married and had two boys, ages 8 and 10.  One beautiful, summer, sunny day in Ohio, I was playing golf with some friends.  Around…
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Jennifer

Did you know that you could get ovarian cancer from using baby powder? That was about the extent of my knowledge of ovarian cancer before I was diagnosed In September…
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Amanda

I had annual well woman exams every year. I didn’t know the sign the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. I was 26. 26 was way too young to have…
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Jan

I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in October 2016. The diagnosis was a complete surprise. I had been for my usual annual gynecological exam and always received healthy results. There…
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Ku

I am a survivor. When I was seventeen years old, I was rushed to the hospital for an appendectomy. I had been sick for several days with a fever and…
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