Outshining Ovarian Cancer
My story is sadly not too different from most of us who have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I was a perfectly healthy and active 67 year old, who had the common issue of abdominal bloating. I was shocked when I heard the words, “I am sorry, but your tumor was malignant.” As a retired registered nurse I knew that ovarian cancer was almost incurable. Otherwise my training and experience as nurse and a woman did not prepare me to know the symptoms or warning signs. I went t