It was three o’ clock Thanksgiving morning in 2013 when I woke up from excruciating abdominal pain. I literally had to fall to the floor and crawl my way to my roommate’s bedroom next to mine because the pain was so sharp I could not even stand. I had no …
Read More »Lena’s Story (Ovarian Cancer)
I am 30 years old. I have seven children ages 1-13 and I have a loving husband. On December 21, 2013, I started a second period, which I have never done, and I bled and bled. My gyno’s nurse said it could just be stress from the holidays, and that …
Read More »Jenny’s Story (Ovarian Cancer)
Ovarian cancer month is actually in September. However as most know I am a survivor!!! What most DON’T know is my story!!! I had a pap-smear in August of 2010. In May 2011, I discovered I was pregnant. On June 21st I miscarried! On July 5th I went to the …
Read More »Valerie’s Story (Ovarian Cancer)
Hello Fight Like a Girl Club. I’m 30 years old and I was diagnosed in 2010 with stage 3 Ovarian Cancer. I found out I had cancer after miscarrying my baby girl at five months, you can say she is my angel and saved me. After multiple surgeries, chemo, and …
Read More »Pattiann’s Story (Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer)
I started having problems at the age of 16. I had heavy menstrual cycles pain. At 17 I went to see a gynecologist who examined me and placed me on birth control. At 21 I had continuous lengthy periods along with extreme pain. I found that I had cervical cancer. I …
Read More »Brandy’s Story (Ovarian Cancer)
I have been a survivor of nearly four years. This early spring of 2013 I began feeling bloated. I felt a slight just barely pinch in my lower abdomen while I was coming out of the pool. I thought I had a so called “yeast infection.” My girlfriends all had …
Read More »Karen’s Story (Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer)
I have always been aware of cancer and the devastation it causes. Before I was even born cancer had taken my grandfather and uncle from me. Growing up I knew several cousins, aunts, and uncles who had also been inflicted. But it wasn’t until 1996 that cancer became a part …
Read More »Colleen’s Story (Ovarian Cancer)
“Listen Carefully, It Whispers.” A few years ago I would have asked, “What in the world does that mean?” Today I understand completely. I’m sure the start of my dance with ovarian cancer began close to five years ago when my period that started in November 2008 did not end …
Read More »Mallory’s Story (BRCA1 Mutation)
I am 22 years old, and in May 2012 my sister (27) and I had prophylactic double mastectomies. My mom had breast cancer at 24 and 38, then ovarian cancer at 55 and 57! Just a year before our surgery we found out that we were BOTH BRCA 1 gene …
Read More »Kimberly’s Story (Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer)
I have been a single mom for thirty years. The dad would show up in the picture from time to time. My younger year’s started out as a struggle anyway. When I was 37 my mother passed away from Ovarian Cancer, she was only 60. It was only then that …
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