
A Survivors Reflection and Motivation
Back in the spring of 2011, I was 45 years old, I thought I was pre-menopausal because I had many of the symptoms used to define that stage in life. My symptoms included fatigue, more frequent periods, mood swings, trouble sleeping and some hot flashes; unknown to me, these are similar to signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Thinking that some of this was due to my weight I decided it was time to get more active. I always loved to play volleyball, so why not sand volleyba

The Story of a Survivors Daughter
Hi everyone! My name is Sarah Olszewski and my story is slightly different. I’m not a survivor or a current patient, but instead I’m a daughter of a survivor. Back in the summer of 2011 I was with my mom when a minor incident left her in some pain. With others surrounding us we decided to go to the ER, so I drove her up there. She was stubborn about it so we sat in the ER parking lot for hours, or what felt like hours to me, debating whether or not she should go in. Finally,