On Friday, February 13, 2015, I was an active 39 year old mom with an 8 year old son and 10 year old daughter when I was blindsided by a diagnosis of ...
Ovarian Cancer Stories
This page is our collection of real ovarian cancer stories. If you have been recently diagnosed, or are trying to understand the experience of a loved one with ovarian cancer, you may find it helpful to read about the real-life ovarian cancer experiences of others to find hope and tips on the best way to move forward.
Please contact us if you are interested in having your story shared!
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AMANDA RUSSELL

Why I Give Back to Women with Ovarian Cancer | Michele's Ovarian Cancer Story
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Pamela's Story: Stage IC Ovarian Cancer
I was recently diagnosed with stage IC ovarian cancer and would love to share my story. My story is rare in the fact that I found the cancer at stage ...
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Maymay’s Story: Self-Care Tips from an Ovarian Cancer Caregiver
In March 2017, my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and my life inevitably changed from that point onwards. Looking back, I can almost draw a ...
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Randalynn: Ovarian Cancer Treatment is Over
At 36 years old, a part-time single mom of two young children, the last thing Randalynn saw coming was a cancer diagnosis, let alone one with “ovarian” ...
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Serena: Moments with My Mother Marguerite
I still remember the conversation I had with my mother Marguerite in January 2009 as if it was yesterday. At that time I lived in Dallas, Texas and my ...
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MELISSA SAKOW

Rosemary: Trusting Her Intuition
My hope in sharing my story is to encourage women to trust their intuition and act on it when something doesn’t seem right with their body--even when ...
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Andrea: Facing Ovarian Cancer with the Chutzpah of Hope
On June 8, 2013, SHARE's Ovarian Cancer Helpline Coordinator, Andrea Herzberg, presented her story with the featured expert and survivor panelists at ...
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Barbara: Breast And Ovarian Cancer Survivor
I always knew that someday I would hear the words "you have cancer." My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 44 in 1973, and was treated by ...
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Annie: How I Manage Ovarian Cancer
On the morning of my birthday in December 2003, I looked into the mirror and thought to myself, "Damn, forty looks good on me!" Six months later I was ...
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Chrystine's Story: Stage IIIC Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Something was definitely wrong. In April 1998, I began experiencing recurring bouts of fever, diarrhea, and fatigue. I made repeated calls to my internist ...
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Debbie: Ovarian Cancer and BRCA1+
My history with ovarian cancer began three years before my diagnosis, when my younger sister was diagnosed with Stage IIIC ovarian cancer at the age of ...
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Annie's Update: May 2010
Remission #3 continues at almost 2 1/2 years! (More than twice as long as first remission) Woohoo! Was it the latest surgery, the chemo assay that helped ...
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Annie Talks about Her Experience with Clinical Trials
Annie Ellis spoke at the Scientific Research Symposium of the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund on November 13, 2010.
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Cheryl: Stage 1 Ovarian Cancer
Below, ovarian cancer survivor Cheryl recounts how she was diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer.
"My name is Cheryl and I am one of the few women that ...
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Linda: Clear Cell Ovarian Cancer
Hello! I was diagnosed with clear cell ovarian cancer on March 31, 1993 at the age of 45.
My story actually begins about 3 months prior to my diagnosis. ...
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Judith: Stage IIIC Ovarian Cancer
In September of 1999, while exercising, I had acid reflux every time I bent at the waist. When this continued for around three weeks, I made an appointment ...
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Gennie: Stage III Ovarian Cancer Survivor
Who is a cancer survivor? A survivor is anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis, the very first time you hear the word ...