I'm a little behind this year on writing this post (took a trip to Kansas at the end of the year). It doesn't mean this post is any less important than it has been in years past.
Ovarian Cancer sucks! Cancer in general sucks. Each year I have more and more names of beautiful, wonderful Teal Sisters to add to my notebook. I've been asked why I keep this notebook - simple answer: Someone needs to remember these women and girls! They are not just names on a piece of paper or a post on FB. They are moms, wives, daughters, granddaughters, sisters, nieces, friends, teachers, doctors, politicians, advocates and so much more - and they are no longer here with us.
I may not know everyone of these women personally, but we are tethered together forever by a TEAL cord. They are ALL my Teal Sisters. I will keep on educating, advocating and raising awarenes until my last breath.
Know Your Body - Know the Symptoms:
Common:
- Bloating
- Pelvic or abdominal pain
- Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
- Urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency)
Less Common:
- Fatigue
- Indigestion
- Back pain
- Pain with intercourse
- Constipation
- Menstrual irregularities
Remembering my Teal Sisters who have left us in 2021:
Cheyann Shaw - 28 - 1/4
Lisa Craig Schab - 1/9
Teri Woodhull (MOCA) - 1/10
Sherry Leamon - 1/21
Pauline Crowley Mulpeter - 1/24
Bethleen Bradford - 1/27
Michelle Nixon - 1/29
MJ - 1/2021
Jessica Fesler - 2/1
Nancye Long - 57 - 2/2
Leanne Temple - 2/9
Phyllis Maslia - 65 - 2/9
Kathy Cook - 63 - 2/13
Bronwyn Rich - 2/16
Janine - 2/19
Jill Mclevaine Tanner - 2/23
Julie Shinton Fried - 2/25
Michelle - 2/2021
Ginger Wilhelmi (MOCA) - 3/2
Jeannette Sherwood - 67- 3/3
Kathy Nortrup Pilla - 3/3
Sue Charon - 3/10
Brittany Anthony - 3/13
Juanita Kay Stout - 59 - 3/16
Jennie Slack Pate - 3/20
Carmela Guerra Juarez - 3/26
Athina Burns - 3/27
Diana Shook May - 3/29
Bella Flowers - 44 - 3/29
Kat Schrack - 4/4
Anna Elizabeth Dean - 41 - 4/7
Shoneece (Anewme) Leonard - 46 - 4/8
Kim Pardue Swearengin - 56 - 4/8
Robyn Smith - 4/15
Sharon Drucker - 4/24
Toni Niblic - 4/26
Kathleen Zamorski - 4/27
Rashida - 4/29
Sue Redman - 4/2021
Debbie Stansbury Jones - 5/3
Maddie McClendon - 18 - 5/8
Joyce - 5/9
Marianne Cesare Lipesei - 5/15
Melissa Rhodes - 42 - 5/16
Kate Payne - 5/19
Sonna Singleton Gregory - 5/27 (Clayton Co Commissioner, GA)
Jacqueline Sapp - 5/28
Cheryl Sumner - 5/29
Paula Kirby Champion - 5/30
Pam Morrison - 5/2021
Christine Coffinger - 5/2021
Barb Ernst - 68 - 6/4
Debbie Hensley Dryden - 6/5
Lindsey Kozecke - 41 - 6/5
Tippi Whitehead - 6/16
Melissa George - 6/17
Jennifer Koolman - 26 - 6/22
Carol Ann Frey - 6/25
Traycie Billa Mitchell - 6/25
Diane Hunter - 6/26
Rhonda Hines - 6/2021
Carol Portas Semler - 67 - 7/2
Cathi Nuttall Kennedy - 7/3
Sherry Kjellsen Gullickson - 7/4
Stephanie Herfel - 54 - 7/8
Cathie Volz - 7/16
Susan Glynn - 55 - 7/20
Eva Tibbo Leisure - 7/21
Kathie Hannas - 7/27
Sheila Stiles - 66 - 8/5
Deb Thomas - 8/7
Cally O'Donnell - 63 - 8/25
Cianney Faco (Lexa Rave) - 30 - 8/29
Tammy Seiler - 9/3
Tara Deeker - 48 - 9/3
Debbie Strine Edwards - 9/5
Amy Buck - 9/13
Carolyn Bryant Schaub - 50 - 9/22
Camille Brh - 9/25
Regan Shale Lefferts - 10/2
Nadia Chauduri - 43 - 10/5
Marie Kocher - 67 - 10/7
Gina Zarletti - 45 - 10/10
Jan Jones - 10/16
Rhonda Gold - 66 - 10/16
Nancy Lynne Nelson - 55 - 10/23
Joan Ellison - 64 - 11/3
Terri Polson - 11/5
Rebecca Smith Merrill - 11/11
Emily Ball (Emily's Entourage) - 21 - 11/21 (diagnosed originally at age 8
Renee Cohen - 11/21
Marge Ottaway Metz - 11/28
Shaylee - 27 - 11/29
Kym Boone Young - 12/11
Barbara Thompson Gant - 12/12
Jenn Kold McDermott - 12/31
(these are only the women & girls I learned about through out the year. There are many, many more all over the US and world who DIE from this disease daily.)
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