The screen lit up with a mass the size of a full grown baby – I burst into tears – tears of joys that there was something there – that I wasn’t crazy. I had a 3L tumour growing in and around my organs.
It still feels like it happened to another person
Name: Tay Shaw Date of diagnosis: January 2021 Ovarian cancer stage/type: Stage 1 Germ Cell Carcinoma I am: the mother …
Listen to Your Body
Your name: Andrea Cameron Date of diagnosis: 15/10/2019 Age at diagnosis: 48 Ovarian cancer stage/type: 1C2 Mucinous I am: a …
I Live each day as it comes
Jane is a 58 year old Pakeha woman and a much loved mum to her two adult children, in their …
Looking at me, you wouldn’t guess
The human body is amazing. It bounces back after gruelling punishment – 2 complex surgeries and 3 months of chemo in a 12 month period – looking at me, you wouldn’t guess. People matter more than anything in the world – family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, the LGSOC support group; everyone helped us stay afloat.
A life cut short, every day I wish for more time
Name: Jenny Harland Date of diagnosis: February 2019 Age at diagnosis: 34 Country: NZ I am: A sociable and outgoing young …
I want to be here for my boys..
My appendix bursting turned out to be lucky for me. I had my first son in 2003. What followed was …
A life worth living, and saving
Date of Diagnosis: March 2017 Age at Diagnosis: 32 Country: New Zealand I Am: A wife, a daughter, a friend …