By: Kelly Irvin
No matter how cancer makes you look, you’re still you—a better you.
It sounds like an obvious statement. But cancer wrecks physical havoc on our bodies, which affects our self-images. I state this for the record because … Read more
By: Annette McElhiney
Now that it is December, most of us are preparing for the holidays. We plan and host parties, we prepare special foods, we give presents, and we create a “wish list” for ourselves. I’ve said many times … Read more
By: Rick Boulay
sur•vi•vor (sərˈvīvər/) noun : A person who is able to live their life despite experiencing difficulties.
“I can’t wait to get through my cancer treatment so I can go on living my life. I want to be … Read more
By: Leslie Barker
Gratitude tends to be, at its most basic, two words: Thank you.
It can also be a list (the colors of autumn, extra-hot coffee, a purring cat, a laughing baby). It can be a hand-written … Read more
By: Susan Gubar
Looking at television this past year, I sobbed at the sight of Nazis on the streets of Charlottesville. I don’t remember crying over the terrible cancer diagnosis back in 2008. Living with the disease for almost a … Read more
Anne Hermiller and Sarah Ludinich experienced ovarian cancer at different stages in life. What’s similar is their passion for making other women more aware of the disease and its effects.
Hermiller, of Findlay, learned she had cancer in 2014. “I … Read more
Anne Cope was never alone.
As the 66-year-old endured chemotherapy while she battled ovarian cancer, she could count on one thing: her children would be there by her side.
Her husband, Nick Milonas, has serious health issues, which prevented him … Read more
More than 22,000 American women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. As Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we believe in recognizing ovarian cancer organizations and advocates fighting to make a difference.
We’ve highlighted ovarian cancer organizations … Read more
By: Amy King
My mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer on my parents’ 36th wedding anniversary. They called me together, while I was at work, to tell me the news. Our lives suddenly became very different lives.
My parents live … Read more
By: Rebecca J. Ritzel
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has recently drawn criticism for proposing a long list of cuts to higher education programs. Congress must mull those potentially traumatic trims while reauthorizing standard financing for students and colleges, but there’s … Read more
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and the cancer is known as the silent killer because it’s difficult to find. It usually strikes older women or those with a family history, so imagine the shock when a family from Warrington … Read more
By: Kelly Irvin
I’m a life-long writer with a degree in journalism, 40 years of nonfiction writing experience, 12 published novels and three novellas to my name. Words are of paramount importance to me. They are powerful weapons mightier than … Read more
By: Annette McElhiney
On July 29, 2017, I celebrated 9 years since my IIIC ovarian cancer debulking surgery. Because I’ve been so fortunate to be in remission, I spend hours each day researching, writing, and corresponding with other ovarian cancer … Read more
By: Susan Gubar
Many people associate palliative care with hospice care, but medical professionals are offering it to children and adolescents living with cancer as well as to those dying from it.
In the process, they are redefining both palliative … Read more
By: Susan Gubar
The Broadway star Marin Mazzie brings the same exuberance to living with late-stage ovarian cancer that she displays in her performances. Or perhaps the roles she has undertaken in musicals like “Ragtime,” “Kiss Me Kate” and “The … Read more
By: Annette McElhiney
In 1953, when I was 12, I received a paint by number set, a craft item wildly popular at the time. I began painting immediately and loved seeing a recognizable painting emerge as a result of following … Read more
The life of an athletic 14-year-old girl: school, track practice, gymnastics meets. Cancer wasn’t on Kylee Yarnell’s radar until her ovary ruptured while she was practicing on the bars one evening.
“It’s not usual for her to hurt,” said her … Read more
By: Susan Gubar
Because ovarian cancer initiated a stealthy assault before I discovered it, it seems the clear aggressor, and I the injured party. Yet as my physicians use their weapons to counterattack, collateral damages mount. Fatigue envelops me.
Sometimes … Read more
By: Annette McElhiney
Before I had cancer, I was strong, confident, and secure. While it was not always that way, it took years of education, exposure in the classroom and at professional conferences for me to feel good about myself. … Read more
By: Susan Gubar
Six days after an unremarkable lumpectomy, I had rushed to the local hospital, not so much because of pain but out of concern. I had been eating and drinking as usual, but what was going in was … Read more
