Before applying for the retreat, this is how I felt: alone, isolated, unheard and unwanted. Even though I’m married to a wonderful man, I felt like no one understood what I was going through. I have friends but they do not understand my feelings nor do I tell them everything I’m feeling because I know they would not understand. Guilt was my friend and I could count on her to be there every day. I felt guilty because I am 5 years cancer free. I felt guilty because there were

This past weekend we gathered together to celebrate, raise awareness and honor loved ones. Survivors, caregivers, families, friends, students, teachers, oh! and hockey fans too filled the arena for the 5th Annual Stick It To Ovarian Cancer game night. For so many reasons, this night was special. It was the first time the Checkers went completely teal. They had on teal jersey's and each had a teal ribbon on the front. We weren't, in addition to, no we were the main attrac

This idea was brought to us a few years ago. The gentleman, a husband and a father, wanted to honor his wife who passed away as a result of complications from ovarian {k}ancer: Catherine A. Zanga. We created the Catherine A. Zanga Fund to honor the memory of a fighter who not only wanted to beat {k}ancer, but to beat it with dignity. The initial idea was to partner with both of our local hospitals... which we have done in an effort to provide these shirts at no cost to someo

It was like any other Tuesday.. after my last class, I was walking in the hallway with my best friend getting ready for cheerleading and gymnastics practice. Suddenly, everything was different. I felt a foreign excruciating pain in my stomach, I felt dizzy, and the next thing I knew, I came to in the bathroom and threw up. My best friend called my mom who rushed over to me, and drove me to my primary care physician. During the drive, I could not stop moving. Pain interrupted

Jump into a sea of teal at the ovarian cancer national conference. This post highlights my experience and hopefully answers your questions o

Come in as strangers and leave as friends. That is exactly what happened to Anna, April Ann, Camille, Connie, Glenna, Haley, Heather, Katja, Keesha, Kendra, Linda, Lisa, Misty, Shannon, Steffi, Terah and Theresa. In June, 2017 Teal Diva hosted our 2nd Gynecologic {K}ancer Survivor Retreat. You may not have seen an open enrollment to this one. We geared this retreat to those women who were diagnosed under 40 years old. All of our retreats won't be that way but this one need