Cancer Grads, Rare Cancer
Nora McMahon
Ovarian Cancer Grad- Mandi

“Honor yourself, care for yourself and don’t feel ashamed to be selfish with your time. This also includes freeing yourself from always feeling like you have to be a hero. There’s a time and a place for tying that cape around your neck, but you also have the right to wallow as needed; just make sure you don’t set up camp there.”

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Mandi
Cancer Grads, Rare Cancer
Nora McMahon
Ovarian Cancer Grad- Randalynn

“Being an outsider, you assume the hardest thing a cancer patient goes through is the treatment itself…but in my opinion, it’s not. The hardest part is what comes next…when treatment stops, but you still look sick, you still have to go to appointment after appointment, you fear a recurrence and your life that once was no longer exists and you have to put the pieces back together in a way that’s a bit different.”

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Randalynn
Cancer Grads, Rare Cancer
Nora McMahon
Ovarian Cancer Grad- Vicki

“If there is an opportunity for me to share my story or talk with someone, I always do. The biggest thing is to share our stories. Anyone who follows me on Facebook or Instagram knows that I’ll share because knowledge is power- if someone has a family member going through it, they can see me as another resource.”

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Vicki
Cancer Grads, Rare Cancer
Nora McMahon
Ovarian Cancer Grad- Jane

I’d also like to help ovarian cancer become a disease that is ruled out, rather than ruled in. So many women spend months to years fighting to get a diagnosis. It shouldn’t be so difficult.

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Jane
Cancer Grads, Rare Cancer
Nora McMahon
Ovarian Cancer Grad- Maria

"The first diagnosis was the hardest moment, the doctor said I basically had six months. I have a little girl, which at that moment was young (almost 3 years old). My husband, who is very strong, was devastated. It was a hard hard moment to get through. But after that, after rock bottom, all we had left was to stand up, so I did it, WE did it, as a family. And 3 years later, I’m still here living my life, seeing my little princess grow, and getting thanking God for letting me be here."

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Maria

Ovarian cancer awareness

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Amy

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Amy

“Cancer forces you to face your mortality, and especially after ovarian, that feeling is heightened. However, it’s important to look past the statistics, talk to long-term survivors (they are out there), and just live life as fully as possible.”

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Sherry

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Sherry

I wish that more people understood how dangerous OVCA is. That is has a frighteningly high recurrence rate, and that there is NO FORMAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST. A Pap smear tests for cervical cancer, not ovarian. Because of this, you have to stay extra vigilant. If you feel off, ask your doctor for a transvaginal ultrasound. If you still feel off, ask them for a CA-125.

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Jenny

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Jenny

After hearing the word "cancer" I asked, "Will I die if I have cancer?" She replied, "No. Some of my patients are almost done with their treatment, and there are others just about to start". 

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Jennifer

Ovarian Cancer Grad- Jennifer

"I wish more people were aware that there is more than one type of ovarian cancer. The cancer I had behaved very differently than the cancer postmenopausal women get, and has very different outcomes. And yes, I can still have kids (definitely the most-asked question when I tell someone I had ovarian cancer). I also wish more people were aware of how important it is to advocate for your own health, not just for ovarian cancer or even any cancer, but for life in general."

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