Members' stories

Some of our members have volunteered to share their stories with the Ovacome community, to help others who might have gone through similar experiences relating to a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

If you would like to share your story with the community, please get in touch with Alice on 0207 299 6658 or by email. You can choose to either share your story in writing or over the telephone. You do not have to supply a photo if you don't want to and you do not have to share anything that you are not comfortable talking about.

Becky

Becky's wife Simone was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2017, soon after their wedding.Read more

Mike

Mike's wife Jemima was diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumour in June 2016.Read more

Jo

Jo was diagnosed with stage 3a ovarian cancer and discovered that she carries the BRCA2 gene fault.Read more

Lucy

After surgery to remove an ovarian cyst, Lucy was found to have stage 1a ovarian cancer.Read more

Diane

Diane was diagnosed with borderline ovarian tumours in 2014.Read more

Kay

Kay was diagnosed with stage 3b peritoneal ovarian cancer in 2008, when she was 28 years old.Read more

Mary

Mary was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2011, shortly before she married her long-term partner Darren.Read more

Jackie

Jackie was diagnosed with stage 1c ovarian cancer when she was 39, after she had previously been found to have stage 4 endometriosis.Read more

Rachel

Rachel was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer in 2012. She was 38 and had just given birth to her second daughter.Read more

Lyndsi

Lyndsi was diagnosed with ovarian cancer aged 22.Read more

Jemima

Jemima was diagnosed with stage 1a ovarian cancer in 2016, aged 33.Read more

Sara

Sara was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer when she was 47.Read more

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I'm raising money for Ovacome, who provide support and information to those, who like me, have been affected by ovarian cancer. This cause means a lot to me, and I hope that you'll consider contributing towards their work.
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