Survivor Stories - Tennessee in Teal

Tracy

web@southmade.com April 21, 2025 No Comments

My mom (Sheila Hutchinson) and I were asked about sharing her cancer journey on the TN in Teal page after her last big update. I’ve just now been able to…

Staci

web@southmade.com March 19, 2025 No Comments

I was 53 years old when I was diagnosed with synchronous primary cancer. That means I had 2 primary cancers at once, ovarian (stage 1A) and endometrial (stage 3A). Symptoms…

Sheila

web@southmade.com October 7, 2024 No Comments

In June of 2022, after more than a year of various health problems that just never went away, my mom was admitted to our local hospital in very bad condition…

Bahallah

web@southmade.com October 1, 2024 No Comments

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!…

Holly

web@southmade.com September 18, 2024 No Comments

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…

Kristi

web@southmade.com September 9, 2024 No Comments

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…

Felicia

web@southmade.com June 26, 2024 No Comments

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…

Pam

web@southmade.com February 21, 2024 No Comments

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…

Jennifer

web@southmade.com February 20, 2024 No Comments

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…