Gwen
Gwen was diagnosed with Stage 3C high grade in February 2007. She was immediately struck by all the outpouring of support from her family and friends and even people she hardly new.
However, as she progressed in her journey, she met a number of women who were not as fortunate and decided she needed to pass on to others the gift of support that had been so generously given to her. That led her to volunteer on SHARE's Ovarian Cancer Hotline.
Since 2006 her activities with SHARE include not only volunteering on the hotline, but also participating in health fairs and speaking engagements, contacting state and national politicians, and distributing SHARE's literature to regional medical facilities.
In accepting the position of Regional Coordinator for the Hudson Valley, she will have access to additional resources that will help to enhance awareness about the symptoms and impacts of ovarian cancer both within the medical community and the general public. When she's not involved in ovarian cancer awareness and/or advocacy, she can be found photographing the beauty she sees in her surroundings or teaching and giving tours at Locust Grove, the Samuel Morse Historic Site.
