CategoriesBlogPut Yourself First. Don’t Worry About Tomorrow. This is the inspiring story of Tanya Cameron. Tanya was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in January this year. Since last summer, Tanya started experiencing persistent indigestion and bloating, but immersed in duties of daily life, downplayed the symptoms. Tanya is 47 year old single Mom of two teenage daughters […]
CategoriesBlogTo Ovarcome, Put All Your Feelings To Prayers In 2014, at just 17 years of age, Abigail underwent surgery to remove her left ovary due to consistent complications with cysts. Abigail got married early, at 19. She told us she kept feeling a bump in her lower abdomen, but she ignored it thinking she was just […]
CategoriesBlogYoung Ovarian Cancer Survivor and America’s Got Talent Star, Caly Bevier wins the 2018 Ovarcome Excellence Award at Ovarcome’s 5th Annual Gala UnMasque! “This one is for all the kids that are fighting cancer. To show them there is hope. Keep chasing your dreams!” Musician Caly Bevier said after receiving the 2018 Ovarcome Excellence Award. […]
CategoriesBlogMother Succumbs But Daughter Hopes To Ovarcome. On this Mother’s Day, we bring you this special feature story on Annie Tolentino and her Mother. Both Annie and her Mother have walked the journey of ovarian cancer diagnosis. After two short years upon diagnosis, Annie’s Mom passed away from ovarian cancer this January. BRCA 1-2 positive, Annie has […]
CategoriesBlogPatricia’s Pledge To Ovarcome: Learn The Symptoms! Patricia King, one of our OvarCare recipients, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in February 2018. Patricia shared her story of diagnosis and her journey with ovarian cancer with Ovarcome. Since Thanksgiving of 2017, she had been feeling unwell. One days she woke up with a terrible feeling of […]
CategoriesBlog“I am not dying from cancer. I am advancing through cancer.” Helen’s Journey To Ovarcome. Our OvarCare recipient from University of Kansas Cancer Center, Helen Carroll’s journey with ovarian cancer began with her diagnosis on Black Friday. Otherwise a healthy woman, Helen worked in retail and loved being able to visit with so many people […]
CategoriesBlogMusician & America’s Got Talent Star Caly Bevier To Be Honored At Ovarcome’s 2018 Annual Gala It’s time to bring out your masks and magic for Ovarcome’s annual gala UnMasque: The Teal Reveal! Join us Saturday, May 19, 2018, at St. Regis, Houston, in honor and celebration of ovarian cancer survivors. Ovarcome is proud to be presenting […]
CategoriesBlogRebecca Hopes To Ovarcome This is the story of Rebecca Chavez, our OvarCare recipient from new Mexico. Rebecca got diagnosed with ovarian cancer 15 years ago in 2003. She is currently in active treatment for recurrence. Rebecca is taking chemotherapy and is also in palliative care. Rebecca had been experiencing painful menstrual cycles for a long time […]
CategoriesBlogMarilyn’s Resolve To Ovarcome This is the inspiring story of our OvarCare recipient Marilyn McGaw. For more than 10 years, Marilyn experienced intermittent stomach pain that would stay briefly but go away not to return for months. She got a colonoscopy done – it was clear. Doctors recommended changing her diet and recommended eating more […]
CategoriesBlogTanya’s Indomitable Faith To Learn & Ovarcome Tanya Bowker lifted up an ovarian cancer awareness ribbon in her hand and realized it wasn’t quite right. The ribbon is broken. She thinks life is something greater – it is endless and limitless. It is infinite. Tanya knows she is in this journey with ovarian cancer for […]
