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Kathy Bates Opens Up About her Experience with Ovarian Cancer
- By CindyAyento · Posted October 15, 2008
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- Dear Ovarian Cancer National Alliance Community: A few weeks ago, the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance (OCNA) had the opportunity to sit down with Academy Award winning actress Kathy Bates to listen as ...
It is growing so fast and this scares me.
- By tweetymarie · Posted September 7, 2008
- 3 recommendations
- I am still here. haven't felt good though. My brother took me to Ft Worth to c some family n that probably didn't help but I needed to go c them. I am very sore.The pain is worse n it is growing so fast ...
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Movement
- By cmcgrady · Posted May 13, 2008
- 3 recommendations
- Meghan was born in New Jersey on August 1, 1985. At the age of 2½ we went to live with my parents. Two weeks later my son, Dan, was born. I got divorced when Meghan was 7. Meghan and Dan attended Honis ...
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · Posted November 7, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- I have been missing from here for a while with not much to say; because of some issues here on the forum and because I have had some news I didn't want to hear ( as I know many of you have had the same ...
I just had to share this with someone
- By kimfromaugusta · Posted October 25, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- ok.. so like always we were rushing around getting ready for something we were already late for.. i was in the bathroom finishing up.. (one thing you should know, i am completely bald).. i yelled out ...
Update on Seka 08/23/2009
- By hope4seka · Posted August 16, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- I just thought you would like to know… Seka is in the hospital agene as of Friday, 8/16 with severe mouth sores, elevated fever, tired, weak and no energy to do anything, it was even hard to swallow her ...
Surely the worst was over
- By kalo555 · Posted August 10, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- I spent 9 days in the hospital recovering from my surgery. It was truely the hardest, most painful thing I have ever faced. It hurt to lay there, it was excruciating to try and shift positions. I loved ...
Farrah Fawcett
- By abbaschild · Posted May 16, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- Anyone see Farrah's jounal last night? She is the picture of us here! I think she has given us all a gift...she has given the world a gift...showing cancer as it really is. The world doesn't really know ...
"At least you didn't lose all your hair"
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- People mean well. They really do! When chemotherapy made me look like a boy, it was just a wee bit troubling. When my husband first set his eyes on me after the inevitable haircut, the love in them set ...
Ovarian Cancer IIIC and Hepatitis-C survivor. It's been almost 10 years!
- By hope4all · Posted January 27, 2009
- 2 recommendations
- Hi I’m an ovarian cancer and hepatitis-C survivor. I decided to share my story with you in the hope that you will find the strength you need to triumph over the challenges that come your way. I was diagnosed ...
The politics behind the pink ribbon
- By CindyV · Posted October 22, 2008
- 2 recommendations
- Just wanted to share this article with you ladies !! Breast cancer funding hogs the spotlight and money, critics charge. Breast cancer is so generously funded partly because leading advocacy groups have ...
Positive "side effects" of getting involved!
- By NotDyingToday · Posted September 23, 2008
- 2 recommendations
- I've been visiting this site for a few months now and I'm always moved and motivated by the postings I read here. Ever since I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago, I've wanted to DO something to beat this ...
update- i'm still lost and confused
- By benzer · Posted September 17, 2008
- 2 recommendations
- so it took awhile but i went to the doctor today, and i am confused as to what my next step should be. he did a pelvic exam and said everything feels fine, and he told me that the bloating is just gas ...
Thank you
- By slsimpson · Posted September 17, 2008
- 2 recommendations
- Hi Everyone, Just want to say thank you everyone for sharing your stories. I was diagnosed in August (surgery was the 16th) with Stage 3b Grade 3. I start chemo tomorrow (carboplatin/taxol and in a trial ...
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
- By SJS1958 · Posted September 5, 2008
- 2 recommendations
- As part of its two year, $500,000 commitment to fight ovarian cancer, Electrolux will be donating $200 to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund for every Turquoise Sky Washer and Dryer pair purchased. Electrolux ...
OVARIAN CANCER
- By brother_deacon804va · Posted April 27, 2008
- 2 recommendations
- You do not hear about ovarian cancer too much, however after loosing a loved one to it, I want to bring attention to it and volunteer or doing virtual volunteering ...
clear cell recurrance?
- By debra25 · Posted September 1, 2007
- 2 recommendations
- Hi Ladies,I was diagnoised 10-09-06 with stage 3a clear cell ovarian cancer.9 rounds of chemo that i finished 6-30-07,My dr.said i have a 90% chance the cancer will return.My question is,does anyone out ...
Being a survivor
- By annebert · Posted November 8, 2009
- 1 recommendation
- I have been meaning to post his here for a while. I stumbled on this poem one day and it encapsulates for me the fact that being alive RIGHT NOW is the best revenge. If you are not familiar with ee cummings ...
Take The Time To Live!!!
- By abbaschild · Posted October 23, 2009
- 1 recommendation
- A little girl had been shopping with her mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring rain outside, the kind of rain that ...
Putting it on paper - Page two!
- By rktk · Posted September 8, 2009
- 1 recommendation
- I suppose I could start by asking how do I feel or what do I do for fun? - Just kinda in a limbo state today - I'll go back to the Dr. on Thursday afternoon late - I plan on asking what exactly they did ...
