Keep Ovarcoming!

OVARCOMING is long and deliberate journey of intentions and experiences. We are here to hold your hand in friendship and walk the path with you. It gets easier, it gets better, when we walk TOGETHER. When we OVARCOME TOGETHER. –

After the period of initial diagnosis and rigors of treatment, comes the period of Survivorship. There is compelling evidence on the positive impact of stress management, diet, exercise, healthy sleep habits, social support and mindfulness on cancer progression or recurrence. We need to talk about it and integrate these complementary therapies in overall cancer management.

Only a fraction of patients is proactively offered complementary therapies and services, and most patients need to seek them out themselves. Extensive data suggests, many cancer patients continue to have cancer promoting diet through their treatment and beyond, do not exercise, and experience sleep disturbances.

Let’s take a step forward TOGETHER – to improve and enhance quality of life.

WAYS TO OVARCOME

Take 10 small steps for big strides in OVARCOMING. This is your list to pin to your fridge or in every corner of your home!

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Watch this video by Dr. Lidia Schapira, Director of Cancer Survivorship Program at Stanford University Medical School on
Improving Mental Health in Ovarcoming Ovarian Cance

Join our Monthly TEAL TRUTHS sessions to connect with fellow Ovarcomers.

Open only to our OVARCOMERS and family members, the TEAL TRUTHS program offers a safe digital space to our participants to come together to mingle, to share the smiles and the sorrows, and seek guidance from our Licensed Clinical Social Workers that host and moderate the program. Under expert professional guidance, these monthly sessions are focused on varied topics to encourage diversity in dialogue. TEAL TRUTHS has shown us how invaluable this monthly series is to the well-being of our followers in finding support, new friendships, and in embracing the spirit of OVARCOMING.

Learn more and join the sessions:

TEAL TRUTHS

Talk About Survivorship

Talk About Survivorship

  1. New Symptoms
  2. Pain that troubles you
  3. Issues such as fatigue, trouble sleeping, sexual problems, weight change
  4. Other health problems: heart disease, diabetes, arthritis
  5. Emotional problems such as anxiety, depression
  6. Changes in family’s medical history, such as relatives diagnosed with cancer
  7. Things you want to know more about, such as new research or clinical trials
  8. Better management of treatment side effects
  9. Relationship issues, social support and self-care
  10. Ask about things you can or cannot do

We are pleased to share information on Living WELL: A Web-Based Program to Improve Quality of Life in Rural and Urban Ovarian Cancer Survivors

Living WELL is a web-based program to connect Ovarcomers and to improve their quality of life and well-being.

LIVING WELL is a free research program offering mindfulness, coping, and healthy lifestyle skills for women who have been treated for ovarian cancer. This research is funded by the National Institute of Health.  Facilitators lead groups of 5-8 ovarian cancer survivors using web video (Zoom) sessions. You can participate on this web-based program from the comfort of your home and surroundings.

For more information and to find out if you are eligible, Please Visit: https://livingwellstudy.org