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  2. Personal stories

Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Linda

Linda

"Looking back at my experience, I did have a few symptoms which might have been the cancer, but which were put down to menopause at the time." Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 29th June, 2022

Comments: 1

Binnie

Binnie

"If sharing my story helps any woman from an Asian community, helps them to open up and be aware of their bodies, then that would be good." Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 7th June, 2022

Barbara

Barbara

"I really see the value in sharing personal stories because if you were just to look at statistics online you could go away completely horrified – but reading about the number of people who are living with the disease has been really reassuring." Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 26th May, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Lorraine

Lorraine

"My mantra is 'every day spent sad is a day wasted'. That’s not to say that I don’t ever feel sad or angry, but I don’t dwell on those thoughts." Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 17th May, 2022

Updated: 6th July, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Ann

Ann

Ann was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017. She then found out that she was a carrier of the BRCA2 gene variation. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 27th April, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Vix

Vix

Vix was diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer, after experiencing severe bloating. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 18th March, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Eve

Eve

Eve is based in the USA. She was diagnosed with stage 3b high grade serous ovarian cancer in 2018. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 15th March, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

The Trio - a family living with ovarian cancer

The Trio - a family living with ovarian cancer

Trisha shares her family's story, after two of her sisters were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 14th February, 2022

Updated: 2nd March, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Victoria

Victoria

Victoria was diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumour after experiencing a feeling of pressure on her bladder. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 27th January, 2022

Updated: 9th May, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Jem

Jem

Jem was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after her friend, being aware of the symptoms, insisted that she ask for a CA125 test. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 27th January, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Comments: 1

Lyndsey

Lyndsey

Lyndsey was diagnosed with stage 1c mucinous ovarian cancer when she was 25. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 26th January, 2022

Updated: 27th January, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Comments: 2

Patricia

Patricia

Patricia was diagnosed with low grade serous primary peritoneal cancer, after experiencing sharp abdominal pain. Read more

Posted to: Personal stories

Hear from members of our community as they share their experiences of ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment. If you would like to speak with other members of our community, to ask questions and share advice, you can also visit our My Ovacome forum.

Visit our ovarian cancer online forum

If you would like to share your story with the community, you can fill in a quick form here. A member of the Ovacome team will then be in touch. You can choose to share as much or as little of your story as you like, and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Published: 20th January, 2022

Updated: 4th March, 2022

Author: Alice Keane

Comments: 3

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